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Ovine pericardium: a new material for duraplasty.

Author(s) : PARIZEK J., HUSEK Z., MERICKA P., TERA J., NEMECEK S., SPACEK J., NEMECKOVA J., SUBA P.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The authors report on their 2 and a half-year clinical experience using a dural substitute, ovine pericardium, stabilized with 0.3% glutaraldehyde, flat freeze-dried, and sterilized with gamma-irradiation. The ovine pericardia were examined histologically and by transmission and scanning electron microscopy in their native, freeze-dried, and irradiated forms. Sixteen grafts were examined macroscopically at autopsy and four of these were also examined histologically to illustrate their successful healing with no adhesion to the underlying brain. As a new dural substitute, ovine pericardium proved to be superior to bovine and allogeneic pericardia because of its workability, flexibility, and reduced thickness. In a study of 120 grafts, all but one healed without complications.

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  • Original title: Ovine pericardium: a new material for duraplasty.
  • Record ID : 1997-2479
  • Languages: English
  • Source: J. Neurosurg. - vol. 84
  • Publication date: 1996/03
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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