ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Published Online: 1 July 1985
Page Count: 5

The Assymetrical Remodelling of Two Neurosurgical Burr Holes: A Case Study
Sauer, NJ
Assistant professor of anthropology, Michigan State University, MI

Dunlap, SS
Research associate, College of Medicine, Howard University, DC

(Received 10 October 1984; accepted 16 November 1984)

Abstract

A human skull identified as that of a 16-year-old female who had been reported missing about 3 years before the discovery of the specimen displayed evidence for the assymetrical remodelling of bilateral neurosurgical burr holes. While one of the holes retained its original size and shape, gross evidence for the contralateral lesion had virtually disappeared. Initially, the open lesion was mistakenly suspected to be a recent bullet hole.

Keywords:
physical anthropology, musculoskeletal system

Paper ID: JFS11032J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS11032J
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