title: [Prevention of peridural fibrosis following laminectomy. Apropos of a case of monoradicular paralysis due to an intracanalar hematoma on Gelfoam].
abstract: Gelfoam has routinely been used, according to Larroca and Macnab, to prevent scar formation about the dura mater and the nerve roots after laminectomy. We report a case in which postoperative monoradicular paralysis resulted from compression of the thecal cul-de-sac by a hematoma held in place by the Gelfoam. A review of the literature on prevention of adhesions after laminectomy is included.
authors.affiliation: Service d'Orthopédie et Traumatologie, Clinique Ste Anne, Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bellen
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005781:Gelatin Sponge, Absorbable / Q000009:adverse effects; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008159:Lumbar Vertebrae; D009408:Nerve Compression Syndromes / Q000209:etiology*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery; D000267:Tissue Adhesions / Q000517:prevention & control*
vernacular_title: La prévention de la fibrose péridurale après laminectomie. A propos d'un cas de paralysie monoradiculaire due à un hématome intracanalaire sur Gelfoam.