Abstract
1. 1. An operation is described during the course of which a large area of dura had to be sacrificed to facilitate the removal of a large, double dumb-bell type of spinal cord tumor. This dura was replaced with rubber from the back of a sterile rubber glove and the patient had an uneventful convalescence with no evidence of inflammatory reaction. 2. 2. The method of repair of dural defects described was suggested by the original work of Giangrasso, 1 who covered dural defects in animals with rubber from discarded gloves and who found that dural regeneration was rapid and that restoration of dural continuity was achieved without the formation of adhesions. 3. 3. This method may be of particular value in the armed forces where Cargile membrane or other animal membranes are difficult to obtain.
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