Intraoperative technique to define the safe lateral limits of anterior cervical corpectomy: A cadaveric study

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 394-398

  Friess, Darin M ^a   Yoo, Jung U ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical corpectomy; Intraoperative technique; Vertebral artery injury

Indexed keywords

DYE;

ACCURACY; ANTERIOR CERVICAL CORPECTOMY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; X RAY;

CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; LAMINECTOMY; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33746909783     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200608000-00003     Document Type: Article

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