Use of polylactide resorbable film as an adhesion barrier

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 97, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 413-422

  Welch, William C ^a   Thomas, Kevin A ^a   Cornwall, G Bryan ^a   Gerszten, Peter C ^a   Toth, Jeffrey M ^a   Nemoto, Edwin M ^a   Turner, A Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioabsorbable implant; Laminectomy; Scar formation

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; HYDROXYPROLINE; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FILM; LAMINECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; SCAR FORMATION; SHEEP; THICKNESS;

EID: 0036828929     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2002.97.4.0413     Document Type: Article

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