Use of pimecrolimus to prevent epidural fibrosis in a postlaminectomy rat model: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 758-763

  Cemil, Berker ^a   Tun, Kagan ^a   Kaptanoglu, Erkan ^a   Kaymaz, Figen ^b   Cevirgen, Banu ^d   Comert, Ayhan ^c   Tekdemir, Ibrahim ^c  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epidural fibrosis; Failed back syndrome; Laminectomy; Mitomycin C; Pimecrolimus

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C; PIMECROLIMUS;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DURA MATER; FIBROSIS; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RAT; SCAR; SPINAL ARACHNOID; SPINAL DURAL FIBROSIS; SPINAL EPIDURAL FIBROSIS; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DURA MATER; FIBROSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; MITOMYCIN; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TACROLIMUS; TISSUE ADHESIONS;

EID: 73249130104     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.6.SPINE08580     Document Type: Article

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