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Cranioplasty for patients developing large cranial defects combined with post-traumatic hydrocephalus after head trauma

G. Li Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China; Institute of Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China
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L. Wen Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China; Institute of Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China
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R. Y. Zhan Institute of Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China
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F. Shen Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China; Institute of Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China
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X. F. Yang Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, China; Institute of Brain Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, PR, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD, MD &
W. M. Fu Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University, PR, China
Pages 333-337 | Received 09 Oct 2007, Accepted 01 Feb 2008, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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