Duraplasty

[Renee' Y-Y]

I'm looking for information/web-sites on duraplasty. Anyone have any ideas?

Thanx.:)

[gwenith, BSN, RN]

Try these sites for a starters

http://www.uscneurosurgery.com/glossary/d/duraplasty.htm

this site has an illustration

http://www.tutogen.de/pages/produkte/neuroen.html

http://www.integra-neurosciences.com/bus-neuro_mstr.htm?bus-neuro_main.htm

http://ccforum.com/content/7/6/R133

http://www.annals.com/abs/annals729.htm

Renee can you give me more information about what the duraplasty is in relation to and I will see if I can find some more specific sites.

Hmmmm this one may not be what you want but looks interesting

http://www.stancic.net/cv/CV_files/CSFleak.pdf

[Renee' Y-Y]

All I know is: it is a neurosurgical procedure, it has to do with "patching" dural tears/holes in the brain & spinal column.

[suzanne4, RN]

There are some synthetic dura materials made as well as using cadaver fascia lata. We also sometimes use a fibrin glue to make sure everything is sealed quite securely.

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