Prevention of peridural fibrosis: Current methodologies

Neurological Research

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Geisler, Fred H ^a  

^a Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesions; Epidural fibrosis; Fibrosis; Lumbar discectomy; Pain; Peridural fibrosis; Peridural scar; Prevention; Radiculopathy; Recurrent radicular pain; Scarring; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ANTIFIBROTIC AGENT; DACRON; SILASTIC;

CELL GROWTH; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DURA MATER; FIBROBLAST; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; ISCHIALGIA; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADIODIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; TISSUE GRAFT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032917789     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01616412.1999.11741021     Document Type: Review

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