Efficacy of Poly(d, l -Lactic Acid-co-Glycolic acid)-Poly(Ethylene Glycol)-Poly(d, l -Lactic Acid-co-Glycolic Acid) Thermogel As a Barrier to Prevent Spinal Epidural Fibrosis in a Postlaminectomy Rat Model

Clinical Spine Surgery

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2017, Pages E283-E290

  Li, Xiangqian ^a   Chen, Lin ^a   Lin, Hong ^a   Cao, Luping ^a   Cheng, Ji'An ^a   Dong, Jian ^a   Yu, Lin ^a   Ding, Jiandong ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

epidural fibrosis; laminectomy; postoperative adhesion; scar tissue; thermogel

Indexed keywords

CHITOSAN; MACROGOL; POLYGLACTIN; BIOMATERIAL; MACROGOL DERIVATIVE; POLY(LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID)-POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL-POLY(LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC ACID);

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CHITOSAN GEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GEL; HISTOLOGY; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SCAR FORMATION; SPINAL EPIDURAL FIBROSIS; SPINE DISEASE; THERMOGEL; ANIMAL; DISEASE MODEL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FIBROSIS; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; EPIDURAL SPACE; FIBROSIS; LAMINECTOMY; MALE; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYGLACTIN 910; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85016106799     PISSN: 23800186     EISSN: 23800194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000221     Document Type: Article

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