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A new craniotomy tool is described. The original De Martell drill was redesigned into a hole-saw for simultaneous production of burr-holes and appropriate autologous bone plugs. The plugs can easily be reinserted and locked in place using bone dust and Tiseel glue permitting appropriate healing and satisfactory cosmetic appaerance.
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Boström, S., Kourtopoulos, H. & Nilsson, I. Reconstruction of craniotomy burr-holes with autologous bone blugs made by a new hole-saw. Acta neurochir 105, 132–134 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01669996
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