Anatomic considerations of the vertebral artery' implications for anterior decompression of the cervical spine

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 233-236

  Lu, Jike ^a   Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Georgiadis, Gregory M ^a   Yang, Hua ^a   Yeasting, Richard A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cervical spine; Longus colli muscle; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DISSECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0031863972     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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