The Bone & Joint Journal
Vol. 99-B, Issue 4 | Pages 554 - 560
1 Apr 2017
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We aimed to evaluate the temperature around the nerve root during drilling of the lamina and to
determine whether irrigation during drilling can reduce the chance of nerve root injury. Lumbar nerve roots were exposed to frictional heat by high-speed drilling of the lamina in a live
rabbit model, with saline (room temperature (RT) or chilled saline) or without saline (control)
irrigation. We measured temperatures surrounding the nerve root and made histological
evaluations.Aims
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