Reliability of cobalt-chromium alloy aneurysm clips after long-term implantations in patients with cerebral aneurysms

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 713-716

  Otawara, Yasunari ^a   Endo, Miguel M ^b   Ogasawara, Kuniaki ^b   Kubo, Yoshitaka ^b   Ogawa, Akira ^b   Watanabe, Kouichi ^b  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aneurysm; Aneurysm clip; Clip application

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; COBALT;

ADULT; AGED; ANEURYSM RUPTURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CLIP; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; IN VIVO STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; MATERIALS TESTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

AGED; CHROMIUM ALLOYS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMOSTASIS, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MIDDLE AGED; PLIABILITY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33750687264     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.5.713     Document Type: Article

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