Dural bridge sutures to prevent sinking of dural substitutes: technical note.
BACKGROUND
Following Simpson Grade 1 excision of large convexity meningioma there is often a need for synthetic dural substitutes.


CONCLUSIONS
One problem with some of these grafts is that they lack tensile strength when wet and therefore sink into the cavity left following removal of the meningioma.


CONCLUSIONS
A simple method to prevent 'sinking' or sagging of such synthetic dural grafts is described and illustrated.
Balasubramanian
Chandramouli
C
Department of Clinical Neurosciences, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.
Coley
Emma
E
Whittle
Ian Roger
IR
D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D008579:Meningioma / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013536:Suture Techniques; D013537:Sutures / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome