Neurodegenerative effects of monopolar electrocauterization on spinal ganglia in lumbar disc surgery

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 146, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1125-1129

  Aydin, Mehmet Dumlu ^a,b   Dane, S ^a   Gundogdu, C ^a   Gursan, N ^a  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ATATÜRK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Electrocauterization; Neurodegeneration; Rabbit; Spinal ganglia

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CAUTERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENERVATION; ELECTRIC CURRENT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; LUMBAR DISK; MALE; MONOPOLAR CAUTERIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NERVE CELL LESION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SPINAL GANGLION; SURGICAL INJURY;

ANIMALS; BLOOD VESSELS; CICATRIX; DENERVATION; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DISKECTOMY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; GANGLIA, SPINAL; ISCHEMIA; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RABBITS; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 6344250423     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-004-0300-x     Document Type: Article

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