Abstract: Intraoperative Location of the Greater Occipital Nerve in Patients Undergoing Migraine Surgery
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METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed at a tertiary academic medical center for all patients who underwent microvascular surgery of the scalp from July 2011 through December 2016. Reconstructions were evaluated by type of flap utilized (myofascial, myocutaneous, fasciocutaneous, or osteocutaneous) as well as type of cranial reconstruction performed (titanium implant, polyetheretherketone (PEEK) implant, split calvarial graft, or vascularized bone). Fisher’s exact test was used for statistical analysis to compare outcomes between each category of flap and each type of cranial reconstruction.
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