====== Pin ======

The pin-type is a widely used standard [[head fixation device]] and various modifications have been developed as it is designed to anchor the outer table of the [[cranial vault]]
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[[Mayfield skull clamp]].

===== Complications =====

[[Skull Osteomyelitis]] in pin sites: risk is reduced with good pin care