The adverse effect of back-bleeding from lumbar arteries on spinal cord pathophysiology in a rabbit model

To link to full-text access for this article, visit this link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcvs.2006.10.066 Byline: Yujiro Kawanishi, Kenji Okada, Hiroshi Tanaka, Teruo Yamashita, Keitaro Nakagiri, Yutaka Okita Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; MTS, modified Tarlov scale; TUNEL, terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphate nick-end labeling Abstract: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the adverse effect of back-bleeding from the lumbar arteries on spinal cord pathophysiology in a rabbit model. Author Affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular, Thoracic, and Pediatric Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe City, Hyogo, Japan. Article History: Received 27 June 2006; Revised 6 October 2006; Accepted 18 October 2006