Gelfoam as a barrier to prevent polymethylmethacrylate-induced thermal injury of the spinal cord: In vitro and in vivo studies in pigs

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 496-500

  Park, Choon Keun ^a   Allen, Matthew J ^a   Schoonmaker, Joanne ^a   Yuan, Philip ^a   Bai, Bo ^a   Yuan, Hansen A ^a  

^a SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Heat transfer; Polymethylmethacrylate; Thermal injury

Indexed keywords

GELFOAM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HEAT INJURY; HEAT TRANSFER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SWINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BONE CEMENTS; BURNS; GELATIN SPONGE, ABSORBABLE; HEMOSTATICS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATE; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWINE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

EID: 0033496101     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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