The effect of mitomycin C in reducing epidural fibrosis after lumbar laminectomy in rats

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-60

  Lee, Jin Yul ^a   Stenzel, Werner ^b   Impekoven, Peter ^b   Theisohn, Martin ^b   Stützer, Hartmut ^b   Löhr, Mario ^b   Reithmeier, Thomas ^b   Ernestus, Ralf Ingo ^b   Ebel, Heinrich ^b   Klug, Norfrid ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Epidural fibrosis; Failed back syndrome; Laminectomy; Mitomycin C; Rat

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; ALKYLATING AGENT; MITOMYCIN;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DURA MATER; FIBROSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RAT; SCAR FORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PATHOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

ADHESIONS; ALKYLATING AGENTS; ANIMALS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FIBROSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MITOMYCIN; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33748475713     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.1.53     Document Type: Article

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