Early Versus Delayed Cranioplasty After Decompressive Craniectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Brain Behav · 2026 · PMC12973139 · PMID 41804795

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.55not close (p > 0.1)

In contrast, the delayed CP group had three cases of infection, though this result did not reach statistical significance ( p = 0.55), making the authenticity of the result questionable (Quah et al., 2016 ).

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