The effects of free fat graft or cellulose membrane implants on laminectomy membrane formation in dogs

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 171, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 491-499

  da Costa, Ronaldo C ^a   Pippi, Ney L ^b   Graça, Dominguita L ^b   Fialho, Sérgio A ^b   Alves, Aline ^b   Groff, Ana C ^b   Rezler, Ubiratã ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cellulose membrane; Epidural scar; Free fat graft; Laminectomy membrane; Postlaminectomy fibrosis

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; FIBROSIS; FREE TISSUE GRAFT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMPLANT; LAMINECTOMY; MEMBRANE FORMATION; MYELOGRAPHY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NONHUMAN; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD LESION; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; CELLULOSE; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LAMINECTOMY; MYELOGRAPHY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL DISEASES; SURGICAL MESH;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 33645906551     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2004.12.011     Document Type: Article

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