Background: The presence of skull fracture in patients sustaining traumatic brain injury is an
important risk factor for intracranial lesions. Assessment of integrity of dura in depressed …

Study Design. This study investigated the incidence, predictions, and treatment principles of
greenstick lamina fractures in lumbar burst fractures. Objective. To determine the incidence …

Study Design: Retrospective multicenter case series study. Objective: Because cervical
dural tears are rare, most surgeons have limited experience with this complication. A …

Aims The aim of this study was to explore risk factors for complications associated with dural
tear (DT), including the types of DT, and the intra-and postoperative management of DT …

Purpose: To describe compound elevated fractures (CEFs) of the skull vault, with
radiological pictures, management problems and prognosticative factors. Method: The …

We propose a double layered (intradural and epidural patch) duraplasty that utilizes
Lyoplant and Duraseal. We examined a 47-year-old woman after decompression for …

Study Design. Retrospective review of 110 patients undergoing spinal dural repair and
regeneration using an onlay, suture-free, 3-dimensional-collagen matrix graft (DuraGen) …

During the last 10 years, 41 patients with dural tear caused by anterior cranial fossa bone
fracture were treated surgically. Those treated conservatively were not included in this …

[Frontiers in Bioscience 18, 1335-1343, June 1, 2013] 1235 Current developments in dural
repair: a focused review on new methods Page 1 [Frontiers in Bioscience 18, 1335-1343 …

Neurosurgical procedures in the spine often require dural closure. Intentional incisions of
the dura mater and arachnoid are usually relatively easily sutured, while incidental tears are …