Hydrostatic comparison of nonpenetrating titanium clips versus conventional suture for repair of spinal durotomies

Spine

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2012, Pages

  Faulkner, Nathan D ^a   Finn, Michael A ^b   Anderson, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

dural closure; Dural tear; nonpenetrating clip

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL SHUNT; CALF (BOVINE); CLIP; CONTROLLED STUDY; LAMINECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SUTURE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DURA MATER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; MATERIALS TESTING; MODELS, ANIMAL; SPINE; SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; SUTURES; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 84860317596     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31824cf756     Document Type: Article

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