The use of titanium non-penetrating clips to close the spinal dura

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 268-271

  Timothy, J ^a   Hanna, S J ^a   Furtado, N ^a   Shanmuganathan, M ^a   Tyagi, A ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dura mater; Duraplasty; Sutures; Titanium clips

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TITANIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DURA MATER; EPENDYMOMA; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; FEMALE; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TERATOMA; TETHERED CORD SYNDROME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; TITANIUM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447120817     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690701246210     Document Type: Article

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