Grafting cultured macrophages or fibroblasts in a contusion model of adult rat spinal cord : a combined morphological and biochemical study of neuronal and non-neuronal actors in repair processes.

Conference (1997)

Current concepts in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the cervical whiplash syndrome : Acute cervical central cord syndrome.

Conference (1996, November 15)

Prise en charge des urgences neurochirurgicales

Conference (1996, October 23)

Effects of Schwann Cell Transplantation in a Contusion Model of Rat Spinal Cord Injury

in Journal of Neuroscience Research (1996), 45(5), 588-597

Cultured Schwann cells were transplanted at various delays into a spinal cord contusion injury performed at low thoracic level in adult female rats. The Schwann cells were purified from the dorsal root ... [more ▼]

Cultured Schwann cells were transplanted at various delays into a spinal cord contusion injury performed at low thoracic level in adult female rats. The Schwann cells were purified from the dorsal root ganglia of adult syngeneic animals. the transplants were well tolerated, and the transplanted Schwann cells invaded the injured spinal cord. As quantified using video image analysis, the survival and growth of the transplanted cells were poor when the grafting procedure was performed 3-4 days after injury and very good when performed immediately or 10 days after injury, in which cases post-traumatic micro- and macrocavitation were strongly reduced. In animals grafted immediately after injury but not in animals grafted after 10 days, post-traumatic astrogliosis was much reduced. The Schwann cells transplanted area was invaded by numerous regenerating axons, the vast majority of which were, based on the neurotransmitter (CGRP and SP) profile, originating from dorsal root ganglion. No regeneration of the corticospinal tract as assessed after anterograde tracing or of descending aminergic fibers could be demonstrated. [less ▲]

Cervicobrachialgies et lombosciatalgies

Conference (1996, June 06)

Future perspectives in neurological recovery.

Conference (1996, March 30)

Les hernies discales dorsales : a propos de 7 cas opérés

Conference (1996, March 16)

Surface modification of biomaterials in order to control cell adhesion.

Conference (1996)

Comparison of brain temperature with tympanic membrane, esophagal and rectal temperatures in neurosurgical patients.

Conference (1996)

Preparation of a Macroporous Biodegradable Polylactide Implant for Neuronal Transplantation

in Journal of Biomedical Materials Research (1995), 29(11), 1349-62

This article reports the production of a surgical implant meeting several specific requirements such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, macroporosity, and flexibility. Porosity was controlled by an ... [more ▼]

This article reports the production of a surgical implant meeting several specific requirements such as biocompatibility, biodegradability, macroporosity, and flexibility. Porosity was controlled by an original method consisting of the aggregation of calibrated poly-D,L-lactide microparticles. The size of the interstices between the aggregated microspheres was in a direct relationship to the microsphere diameter. A first approach was based on coating the microspheres with poly(vinyl alcohol) followed by chemically crosslinking the coating layers that were in mutual contact. This method was disregarded because of the acute cytotoxicity of glutaraldehyde used as the crosslinking agent, the absence of macroporosity, and the complete lack of flexibility. A physical technique of aggregation was then tested, which relied on the plasticization of poly-D,L-lactide microspheres with triethylcitrate to the point where microspheres strongly adhered to each other when they were in contact. This method has proved to be straightforward and definitely superior to the chemical approach, particularly with respect to cytotoxicity, control of macroporosity, and flexibility. A polymer support was thus successfully which was biodegradable, macroporous( interconnected pores of 10-100 microns in diameter), and flexible. This potential medical device is presently being used for neuronal transplantation in the central nervous system. [less ▲]