Open AccessComparison of dural grafts in Chiari decompression surgery: Review of the literature
Author(s) -
Adib A. Abla,
Timothy E. Link,
David J. Fusco,
David A. Wilson,
Volker K. H. Sonntag
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.65479
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , decompression , dissection (medical) , neurosurgery , dura mater , chiari i malformation , syringomyelia , spinal cord , psychiatry
Decompression of Chiari malformation is a common procedure in both pediatric and adult neurosurgery. Although the necessity for some bony removal is universally accepted, other aspects of Chiari surgery are the subject of debate. The most controversial points include the optimal amount of bony removal, the use of duraplasty (and the type of material), the need for subarachnoid dissection, and the need for tonsillar shrinkage.