Postoperative Epidural Fibrosis: Challenges and Opportunities - A Review
Postoperative epidural fibrosis (EF) is still a major limitation to the success of spine surgery. Fibrotic adhesions in the epidural space, initiated via local trauma and inflammation, can induce difficult-to-treat pain and constitute the main cause of failed back surgery syndrome, which not uncommo...
Main Authors: | Guido Lewik, Gerrit Lewik, Lena S. Müller, Alexander von Glinski, Tobias L. Schulte, Tobias Lange |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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The Japanese Society for Spine Surgery and Related Research
2024-03-01
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Series: | Spine Surgery and Related Research |
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Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/ssrr/8/2/8_2023-0106/_pdf/-char/en |
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