Experimental Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury - Tissue-Protective Cytokines: Methods and Protocols - page 102

Fig. 1 Lamina of Th3 vertebra is freed from the paravertebral muscles

Fig. 2 After laminectomy, spinal cord is exposed

Spinal Cord Injury 3.2.1

Spinal dura is opened with a No:11 scalpel blade and enlargened
with a microscissor.

Transection Models of the
Spinal Cord (See Note 1)

Complete Transection : A transverse section of the whole spinal cord
is performed with a No:15 scalpel blade. Hemorrhage is controlled
by using hemostatic materials (see Note 2).