Injury of a dura mater may result from different causes, including craniocerebral trauma, destruction by a tumor, various congenital malformations and an accident or trauma. In the last hundred years, various artificial materials have been employed for dural repair. However, the functional differences between manufactured synthetic implants and natural dura are considerable and to-date no fully satisfactory synthetic dural implant is available. Muscle fascia remains the most accepted autologous implant in general use.
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