Femoral artery ischemia during spinal scoliosis surgery detected by posterior tibial nerve somatosensory-evoked potential monitoring

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 1457-1459

  Vossler, David G ^a,d   Stonecipher, Thomas ^b   Millen, Michael D ^c  

^a SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b The Everett Clinic   (United States)

^c Providence General Medical Center   (United States)

^d Epilepsy Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Femoral artery; Ischemia; Monitoring; Posterior tibial nerve; Somatosensory evoked potentials; Spinal cord; Surgery; Surgical complication

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; LEG ISCHEMIA; MALE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIBIAL NERVE; WAVEFORM;

ADOLESCENT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; ISCHEMIA; LEG; MALE; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; SCOLIOSIS; SPINAL CORD; TIBIAL NERVE;

EID: 0034214038     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200006010-00021     Document Type: Article

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