Surgical anatomy of the cervical sympathetic trunk during anterolateral approach to cervical spine

European Spine Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 991-995

  Civelek, Erdinc ^a   Karasu, Aykut ^a   Cansever, Tufan ^a   Hepgul, Kemal ^a   Kiris, Talat ^a   SabancI, Akin ^a   Canbolat, Ali ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Anterolateral approach; Cervical spine; Cervical sympathetic trunk

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; FASCIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPINAL GANGLION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; SPINAL NERVES;

EID: 49249122414     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0696-8     Document Type: Article

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