Table 2 Skull fractures and intracranial hemorrhages by using pin-type head holder in adult patients
Case | Authors | Reported year | Age (years)/gender | Diagnosis | Surgical plan | Name of head holder | Application pressure | Complications | Management of complications | Risk factors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Erbayraktar et al. [8] | 2001 | 23/M | Pituitary adenoma | Tumor excision | Multipoise | N/A | Skull fracture and EDH | Evacuation of EDH | Instrument failure (misplaced spring) |
2 | Sade and Mohr [9] | 2005 | 24/M | Meningioma (brain) | Tumor excision | Mayfield | N/A | Skull fracture and EDH | Evacuation of EDH | Thin calvarium (chronic compression by SOL) |
3 | Jha et al. [10] | 2009 | 22/M | Fourth ventricular tumor | Tumor excision | Mayfield | 60 | Skull fracture and EDH | Evacuation of EDH | Thin calvarium (chronic hydrocephalus) |
4 | Lee et al. [11] | 2010 | 38/F | Postoperative pseudoarthroses | Cervical foraminotomies and instrumented fusion | Mayfield | 60 | Skull fracture and EDH | Evacuation of EDH | Thin calvarium (unknown reason) |
5 | Naik V et al. [12], Bindra et al. [13] | 2012 | 40/F | Schwannoma (brain) | Tumor excision | Mayfield | 60 | EDH (bilateral) | Evacuation of EDH | N/A |
6 | Matouk et al. [14] | 2012 | 79/M | CSM | Posterior cervical decompression | Mayfield | # | Skull fracture and EDH | Conservative | Thin calvarium (dialysis-dependent chronic renal failure), antiepileptics |
7 | Won et al. [15] | 2012 | 61/F | Intracerebral hematoma | Removal of hematoma | Fischer stereotactic head frame | N/A | Skull fracture, EDH, and increased volume of intracerebral hematoma | Evacuation of EDH | Inadvertent application |
8 | Haldar et al. [16] | 2017 | 25/M | Glioma (brain) | Tumor excision | Sugita frame (four-pin) | N/A | EDH | Evacuation of EDH | N/A |
9 | Present case | 2020 | 68/M | CSM | Laminoplasty | Mayfield | # | Skull fracture and EDH | Conservative | Thin calvarium (dialysis-dependent chronic renal failure) |