USE OF A BIODEGRADABLE ELASTIN-FIBRIN MATERIAL, NEUROPLAST(R), AS A DURAL SUBSTITUTE

Since the new Neuroplast(R) biomaterial is now commonly used in severa l domains of restorative and curative surgery, its preliminary evaluat ion as a dura mater substitute in the rabbit was performed and is desc ribed herein. Whereas the importance of prosthesis thickness was impli cated and solved (0.2 rather than 1.0 mm), both macroscopic examinatio n and histological studies revealed for the neo-tissue an effective pa tency, a good continuity and especially no or almost no adherence at a ll. As Neuroplast(R) is now available for use everywhere in humans, th is material is being developed in several fields of neurosurgery. (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Limited