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Hirnabszeß durch fehlerhafte Crutchfield-Zange

Brain abscess due to defective Crutchfield Tongs

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Mitteilung über einen Fall von Hirnabszeß nach Anwendung der Crutch-field-Zange. Ursache: Fehlende Kröpfung am Dorn der Zange, der so den gesamten Schädelknochen und die Dura mater durchdringen konnte. Unerläßlich ist eine ausreichende Kröpfung am Ansatzdorn der Zange und die Anlage des Bohrlochs parietal, nicht, wie vielfach durchgeführt, in der dünneren Temporalschuppe.

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A case of brain abscess following the use of Crutchfield Tong is described. The cause was the absence of shoulder mouldings on the pins of the tongs, so that the pin could penetrate the full thickness of the skull and also the dura mater. A pronounced shoulder moulding on the skull pins of the tongs is prerequisite to their use, as is the position of the burrhole in the parietal region and not—as is often employed—in the thinner squamous temporal bone.

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Busch, G. Hirnabszeß durch fehlerhafte Crutchfield-Zange. Acta neurochir 28, 111–115 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405407

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