A comparison of the effectiveness of waxed paper and Gore-Tex on the minimally invasive epidural fibrosis model

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 49-51

  Kurt, Gokhan ^a   Celik, Bulent ^a   Cemil, Berker ^a   Doǧulu, Fikret ^a   Baykaner, Mustafa Kemali ^a   Ceviker, Necdet ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidural fibrosis; Gore Tex; Laminectomy; Waxed paper

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; WAX;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURAL ADHESION; EPIDURAL FIBROSIS; EPIDURAL SPACE; FIBROSIS; HISTOLOGY; LAMINECTOMY; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PAPER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; WAXES;

EID: 68049145127     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31815e6d28     Document Type: Article

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