[Study of some morphologic aspects of the human dura mater].

Dura mater of 100 Chinese adult cadavers were studied. The average total surface area of the dura mater was 0.080 m2 in male and 0.076 m2 in female. The thickness was 0.25-0.40 mm, and the tensile stress was around 37 kg/mm2. The architecture of the fibers in dura mater were chiefly in arcuate or radiated form, some running longitudinally or in oblique direction. Frozen human dura mater has been widely utilized in surgery, obstetrics, gynecology, ophthalmology, ENT and oral surgery, etc.