The efficacy of using an image-guided Kerrison punch in performing an anterior cervical foraminotomy: An anatomic analysis

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 1999, Pages 1358-1362

  Klein, Gregg R ^a   Ludwig, Steven C ^a   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a,b   Rushton, Scott A ^a   Lazar, Richard D ^a   Albert, Todd J ^a,b,c  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROTHMAN INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior cervical decompression; Cervical foraminotomy; Cervical spine; Image guided surgery; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KERRISON PUNCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

AGED; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0033168762     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199907010-00014     Document Type: Article

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