Removal of nucleus pulposus from the intervertebral disc - The use of chymopapain enhances mechanical removal with rongeurs: A laboratory study

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Dang, Lei ^a   Wardlaw, Douglas ^b   Hukins, David W L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b WOODEND HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHYMOPAPAIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMONUCLEOLYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFECT; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK HERNIA; NONHUMAN; NUCLEUS PULPOSUS; SHEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; IN VITRO STUDY; INSTRUMENTATION; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; METHODOLOGY; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; SURGICAL INSTRUMENT;

ANIMALS; CHYMOPAPAIN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK CHEMOLYSIS; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SHEEP; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 38849124791     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-122     Document Type: Article

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