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Craniotomy is performed with multiple burr holes to preserve the middle meningeal artery (MMA), and the dura is opened to find a recipient branch of the middle cerebral artery (MCA). Note that the superficial temporal artery (STA) is positioned safely behind the temporalis muscle.
