Prevention of scar tissue formation in spinal surgery: State of the art and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 277-281

  Fransen, P ^a  

^a Clinique du Parc Leopold   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Failed back surgery syndrome; Fibrosis; Hernia; Pain, postoperative; Postoperative complications

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE; COLLAGEN; DEXTRAN; MACROGOL; MITOMYCIN C;

FIBROSIS; GEL; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; LUMBAR EPIDURAL FIBROSIS; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADICULAR PAIN; REVIEW; SCAR FORMATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CICATRIX; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 82955186997     PISSN: 00264881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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