OBJECTIVE: To investigate specificity and significance of dynamic changes of the cervical dural sac and spinal cord during neck flexion in juvenile muscular atrophy of the distal upper extremity.

Translating some of their key in vitro findings to an in vivo situation, Mooney, Freedman, Wu and their colleagues focused on a tear in the dural sac enveloping the spinal cord of pigs.

Herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP), also referred to as a herniated disc, is a common spine pathology that occurs ... nerve root as it exits from the dural sac. Thus, a left L5-S1 disc herniation ...

SpineSeal is indicated for use as an adjunct to sutured dural repair during spinal surgery to provide watertight closure. 1 SpineSeal is an absorbable polyethylene glycol (PEG) hydrogel that is ...

The anesthesiologist will then advance a needle into the epidural space, which lies outside of the dural sac which contains the spinal cord and fluid. A small catheter will then be inserted into ...