Figure 1
From: Unrepaired decompressive craniectomy worsens motor performance in a rat traumatic brain injury model
Treatment and Control Groups. Animals were randomly assigned to one of four groups. A small trephination (5Â mm diameter) was centered over CFA to access cortex for TBI. (A) TBI after small craniectomy. (B) TBI Open Skull Group had a decompressive craniectomy following TBI. Black circle indicates impact target over CFA. (C) No TBI Open Skull Group, a non-injured control group, had a large craniectomy similar to the TBI Open Skull Group. (D) TBI Closed Skull Group had an immediate cranioplasty following 5Â mm trephination and TBI. No TBI Closed Skull Group, a non-injured group, had an immediate cranioplasty following the 5Â mm trephination over the CFA.
