mjl1717 Senior Member Lifetime Donor Verified Member 20+ Year Member Platinum Member Joined May 24, 2003 Messages 1,654 Reaction score 20 Jun 16, 2004 #1 Members do not see this ad. What exactly are Burr Holes used for? Thx in advance.
trouta Senior Member 7+ Year Member 15+ Year Member 20+ Year Member Joined Apr 4, 2002 Messages 502 Reaction score 5 Jun 16, 2004 #2 You can use them to relieve excess intracranial pressure from accumulating fluid. Other than that I dont know. Upvote 0 Downvote
You can use them to relieve excess intracranial pressure from accumulating fluid. Other than that I dont know.
Idiopathic Newly Minted Lifetime Donor Verified Member 20+ Year Member Gold Donor Joined Apr 21, 2003 Messages 8,362 Reaction score 18 Jun 16, 2004 #3 That would have been my response. Burr holes are also often made to mark the corners/edges of bone flaps, I believe, when doing craniotomes. I have no first hand knowledge of this, however. Upvote 0 Downvote
That would have been my response. Burr holes are also often made to mark the corners/edges of bone flaps, I believe, when doing craniotomes. I have no first hand knowledge of this, however.