Use of polylactide resorbable film as a barrier to postoperative peridural adhesion in an ovine dorsal laminectomy model.

Abstract:

OBJECT:The purpose of this study was to evaluate the performance of a resorbable polylactide film in the sheep posterior spine in the presence of a combined laminectomy and durotomy defect. METHODS:A resorbable polylactide film was used to cover the combined defects in the eight sheep used in this study. Two surgical levels were performed in each animal, with randomly assigned control and treated sites. Each surgical level consisted of a full laminectomy followed by a needle-induced durotomy. The treated levels received a resorbable polylactide film cut to size and tucked in under the laminar defect. At 8 to 10 weeks postoperatively, results of myelography and visual dye infiltration showed complete healing of the durotomies for all sites. In addition, evaluation of gross dissection based on volume and tenacity scores as well as histological findings indicates decreased posterior dural adhesions for sites treated with resorbable polylactide film. CONCLUSIONS:The results of this investigation support previous studies in which the use of a resorbable polylactide film was found to be effective in reducing posterior dural adhesions in the spine with no apparent safety issues related to impaired dural healing.

journal_name

Neurosurg Focus

journal_title

Neurosurgical focus

authors

Klopp LS,Welch WC,Tai JW,Toth JM,Cornwall GB,Turner AS

doi

10.3171/foc.2004.16.3.3

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-03-15 00:00:00

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E2

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3

issn

1092-0684

pii

160302

journal_volume

16

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