Development of a large-animal model to measure dynamic cerebrospinal fluid pressure during spinal cord injury: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 624-635

  Jones, Claire F ^a   Lee, Jae H T ^a   Kwon, Brian K ^a   Cripton, Peter A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Contusion; Large animal model; Pressure; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; HYDROMORPHONE; MORPHINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONTUSION; EXPERIMENTAL PIG; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INJURY SEVERITY; LAMINECTOMY; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; SENSOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID PRESSURE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; FEMALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SWINE; SWINE, MINIATURE;

EID: 84861823733     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2012.3.SPINE11970     Document Type: Article

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