Vulnerability of the recurrent laryngeal nerve in the anterior approach to the lower cervical spine

Spine

Volumn 22, Issue 22, 1997, Pages 2664-2667

  Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Lu, Jike ^a   Skie, Martin ^a   Heck, Bruce E ^a   Yeasting, Richard A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anterior approach; Cervical spine; Recurrent laryngeal nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CLAVICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NERVE INJURY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

AGED; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0031429131     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199711150-00015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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