Bovine pericardium has been widely used for grafts in cardiac surgery and seems to have
suitable properties for use as a dural graft. We report on the use of solvent-preserved …

Dural substitutes are provided, Which include collagen treated and/or prepared to be
physiologically compatible and substantially free of active viruses and prions. Suitable forms …

✓ There is frequently a need for dural grafts to cover defects resulting from retraction,
shrinkage, or excision following neurosurgical procedures. Several materials have been …

Cadaver grafts, laminated metallic materials, and synthetic fabrics have been evaluated as
dural substitutes. Use of cadaver tissues is limited by fear of transmission of infectious …

A wide variety of surgical adjuvants to the standard bony decompression have been
advocated in the treatment of the Chiari I malformation, especially when the tonsillar …

OBJECTIVE: The United States Food and Drug Administration has recently approved the
marketing of bovine pericardium as a dural graft material, but literature reports of this use are …

Early collagen products, when used as dural substitutes, promoted severe inflammatory
responses and fell into disrepute. A more recent advance, collagen sponge, which is derived …

OBJECTIVE AND IMPORTANCE: Delayed intracranial hemorrhage is an unusual
complication associated with the use of silastic dural substitute. CLINICAL PRESENTATION …

Object The repair of dural defects is controversial in contemporary neurosurgery. To date,
collagen-based products remain a continued area of interest in the development of dural …

BACKGROUND: A large variety of biologic and artificial materials have been suggested as
dural substitutes. However, no ideal material for dural repair in neurosurgical procedures …