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01-10-2004 | Review

The use of local agents: bone wax, gelatin, collagen, oxidized cellulose

Authors: Claudio Schonauer, Enrico Tessitore, Giuseppe Barbagallo, Vincenzo Albanese, Aldo Moraci

Published in: European Spine Journal | Special Issue 1/2004

Abstract

The use of local agents to achieve hemostasis is an old and complex subject in surgery. Their use is almost mandatory in spinal surgery. The development of new materials in chemical hemostasis is a continuous process that may potentially lead the surgeon to confusion. Moreover, the more commonly used materials have not changed in about 50 years. Using chemical agents to tamponade a hemorrhage is not free of risks. Complications are around the corner and can be due either to mechanical compression or to phlogistic effects secondary to the material used. This paper reviews about 20 animal and clinical published studies with regard to the chemical properties, mechanisms of action, use and complications of local agents.

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Title: The use of local agents: bone wax, gelatin, collagen, oxidized cellulose
Authors: Claudio Schonauer
Enrico Tessitore
Giuseppe Barbagallo
Vincenzo Albanese
Aldo Moraci
Publication date: 01-10-2004
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Spine Journal / Issue Special Issue 1/2004
Print ISSN: 0940-6719
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0932
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-004-0727-z

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