Sentence examples for dura substitute from inspiring English sources

A novel synthetic dural graft material called GORE PRECLUDE® MVP® dura substitute (WL Gore & Associates ,Inc, Flagstaff, Ariz) (henceforth called "MVP") is designed for use both in traditional watertight dural closure and as a dural "underlay" graft in a nonwatertight fashion.

Briefly, the bone window was about 15 cm in diameter with duraplasty using expanded dura substitute when necessary.

A dura substitute (Neuro-Patch® Aesculap AG, Am Aesculap-Platz, 78532 Tuttlingen) was then placed over the cerebral cortex, and the opened dura was repositioned over the substitute.

In the past few years, a second dura substitute was positioned between the dura and the temporal muscle in order to ease surgical dissection of the temporal muscle during cranioplasty.

When these images were evaluated as having no remnant tumour, the speculum was removed, the floor of the sella was closed with a dura substitute and bone from the midline or LactoSorb plates, and the sphenoid sinus was packed with gel foam.

Numerous dura substitutes are currently commercially available.

In conclusion, the dura substitutes BCM and DuraGen™ (semisynthetic collagen matrices of bovine origin) appear to be a promising alternative to duraplasty with endogenous periosteum (Fig.  5), which is consistent with other studies [ 11, 12, 16, 18].

Among these dura substitutes, onlay grafts of semisynthetic collagen matrices appear promising, since they are thought to provide a matrix for ingrowth and subsequent replacement by endogenous connective tissue, while continuously presenting a mechanical barrier [ 7, 11].

The use of dehydrated dura homografts as a substitute for the tympanic membrane has not been fully documented.

In this case a strong adhesion between dura mater or dural substitute and cortex may complicate the surgical procedure and increase the risk of neurological trauma.

For the luminescent assays, SuperSignal West Dura chemiluminescent substrate (Thermo Scientific, Rockford, IL, USA) was substituted for the kit substrate, and a Kodak Gel Logic 1500 digital imaging system and Kodak 1D software (Carestream Health, New Haven, CT, USA) were used to determine the luminescent intensity.