Open AccessSpinal Cord Compression: A Complication of Silicone-Coated Dacron Dural Grafts. Report of Two Cases
Author(s) -
Heldo Gomez,
John R. Little
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1227/00006123-198901000-00022
Subject(s) - medicine , silicone , surgery , spinal cord , spinal cord compression , complication , compression (physics) , cord , dura mater , chemistry , materials science , organic chemistry , psychiatry , composite material
Two case reports of compression of the cervical spinal cord associated with silicone-coated Dacron dural grafts are presented. In both cases, the cervical spinal cord was distorted and compressed by an intense tissue reaction that encapsulated the synthetic graft. At least two factors are thought to play a role in precipitating this reaction: (1) the introduction of surface contaminants into the wound, and (2) repeated motion at the graft site.