Simplified harvest of autologous pericranium for duraplasty in Chiari malformation Type I: Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 80-83

  Stevens, E Andrew ^a   Powers, Alexander K ^a   Sweasey, Thomas A ^a   Tatter, Stephen B ^a   Ojemann, Robert G ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chiari I malformation; Dural closure; Duraplasty; Pericranial graft

Indexed keywords

ARNOLD CHIARI MALFORMATION; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CERVICAL SPINE; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DURA MATER; DURAPLASTY; FOLLOW UP; HEALING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; OPERATION DURATION; POSTERIOR FOSSA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; SCAR FORMATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND DEHISCENCE; WOUND HEALING;

ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; CRANIOTOMY; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DURA MATER; HUMANS; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67749131101     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.3.SPINE08196     Document Type: Article

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