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The musculoperiosteal flap (arrow) is sutured onto itself while attached to bone to avoid tearing during drilling. The bone flap is created by drilling circumferentially (asterisk) to define the underlying dura and sigmoid sinus. Once sufficient depth and safety margins are established, osteotomes are used to detach the bone flap from the mastoid tip.
