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Whether watertight duraplasty is necessary during DC remains controversial.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>The aim of the study is to compare clinical outcomes, postoperative complications, and cranioplasty-related outcomes following DC performed with and without watertight duraplasty in patients with TBI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>This prospective randomized controlled study included 200 patients (15\u201365 years) undergoing unilateral DC for TBI between January 2020 and December 2022. Patients were randomized to DC with watertight duraplasty (n\u2009=\u2009100) or non-watertight duraplasty (n\u2009=\u2009100). Intraoperative parameters, postoperative complications, mortality, and functional outcomes using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) at 6 months were analyzed. Outcomes following subsequent cranioplasty were also assessed. Statistical analysis included unpaired t-tests and Fisher exact tests.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics were comparable between groups. The non-watertight duraplasty group demonstrated significantly shorter operative time and lower intraoperative blood loss (p &lt;0.001). Postoperative complication rates, including cerebrospinal fluid leak, wound infection, hydrocephalus, and subdural hygroma, did not differ significantly between groups (p\u2009=\u20090.65). Mortality was 24% in the watertight group and 28% in the non-watertight group. Functional outcomes at 6 months were similar, with no significant difference in GOS scores (p\u2009=\u20090.793). Cranioplasty-related operative metrics and complication rates were also comparable between groups.<\/jats:p>\n                  <jats:p>DC performed with or without watertight duraplasty yields similar postoperative complications, mortality, functional outcomes, and cranioplasty-related results in patients with TBI.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0046-1819626","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,3,27]],"date-time":"2026-03-27T00:23:13Z","timestamp":1774570993000},"page":"719-724","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Prospective Randomized Controlled Study Comparing Decompressive Craniectomy with Watertight Duraplasty and without Watertight Duraplasty in Traumatic Brain Injury"],"prefix":"10.1055","volume":"21","author":[{"given":"Vivek","family":"Kumar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, 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