Effectiveness and handling characteristics of a three-layer polymer dura substitute: A prospective multicenter clinical study

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 853-858

  Messing Jünger, A Martina ^a   Ibáñez, Javier ^b   Calbucci, Fabio ^b   Choux, Maurice ^b   Lena, Gabriel ^b   Mohsenipour, Iradj ^b   Van Calenbergh, Frank ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Dural substitute; Duraplasty; Polytetrafluoroethylene

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID; BRAIN TUMOR; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; DURAPLASTY; EPIDURAL HEMATOMA; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; FOLLOW UP; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POLYMER DURA SUBSTITUTE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTHESIS; SKULL SURGERY; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE SURGERY; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALSALVA MANEUVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33845504462     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.6.853     Document Type: Article

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