title: Neurosurgical use of human dura mater sterilized by gamma rays and stored in alcohol: long-term results.
abstract: Surgical experience with grafts of human dura mater sterilized by gamma rays and preserved in alcohol is reported in 804 cases. The method of graft preparation is a simple, cheap, and practical technique for making available a plentiful quantity of large and small pieces of dura to use for plastic reconstruction in everyday neurosurgical practice. Annual inspection for sterility and immunogenicity over an 18-year period indicates that this system of preservation is valid for an unlimited period of time.
mesh_terms: D004388:Dura Mater / Q000637:transplantation*; D000431:Ethanol; D005720:Gamma Rays; D006801:Humans; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods*; D014021:Tissue Preservation / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol