Mar 31, 2021 · The trauma-flap or reversed question mark incision is the largest scalp flap dissected in routine neurosurgical practice. The incision requires sacrificing the post-auricular and sometimes at least part of the superficial temporal artery (STA).

Jul 8, 2022 · The hemispherectomy incision of Ludwig G. Kempe, a.k.a L.G. Kempe’s (LGK) incision described as a midline sagittal incision with a “T-bar“ extension, and the standard large frontotemporoparietal reverse question mark (RQM) incision remains the …

Jul 8, 2022 · We aim to describe the surgical nuances of the LGK and the standard RQM incisions to treat patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), empyema, and malignant...

May 1, 2021 · Depending in individual skull morphology, retracting of the flap caudally to expose temporal and sphenoidal bone may be more challenging compared to the classic question mark incision....

May 23, 2022 · The retro-auricular incision is a safe preferable substitute for the reversed question mark and Kempe T-shaped incisions in decompressive hemicraniectomy, due to the better blood flow maintaining, lower rate of post-operative wound complications.

Sep 1, 2023 · The retroauricular (RA) incision has several theoretical benefits compared with the reverse question mark (RQM) incision for decompressive hemicraniectomy (DHC), but limited data comparing the 2 exist.

The posterior question mark incision is a straightforward alternative to the classic trauma-flap and can easily be adopted. Some particularities exist one should consider beforehand and are...

Feb 14, 2024 · Though the reverse question mark (RQM) scalp incision has gained significant traction within neurosurgical practice, alternatives—including the retroauricular (RA) and Kempe incisions—have been proposed.

Conventionally, DCs are performed by a reverse question mark (RQM) incision. However, the use of the L. G. Kempe’s (LGK) incision has increased in the last decade. We aim to describe the surgical nuances of the LGK and the standard RQM incisions to treat patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), empyema ...

Mar 31, 2021 · The trauma-flap or reversed question mark incision is the largest scalp flap dissected in routine neurosurgical practice. The incision requires sacrificing the post-auricular and sometimes at least part of the superficial temporal artery (STA).