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trepanation
(redirected from Burr hole)

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trepanation (trephination),
n the act of surgically cutting a round hole.

trepanation, trephination
use of the trephine for creating an opening in the skull or in the sclera.

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5-cc size is conveniently packaged in shelf packs of four individually sterile mixing cups to eliminate waste in the operating room when filling around bone grafts or burr hole areas.
We particularly loved the section on how to do a burr hole, complete with diagrams (a worthwhile technique to practice on your teenage children).
12-14 days after tumor implant, Cerebragel was injected by a stereotactic procedure through the same burr hole that was used for implantation of the tumor.
 
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