Evaluation of the rate of decompression in anterior cervical corpectomy using an intra-operative computerized tomography scan (O-Arm system)

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 359-363

  Costa, Francesco ^a   Tomei, Massimo ^b   Sassi, Marco ^b   Cardia, Andrea ^a   Ortolina, Alessandro ^a   Servello, Domenico ^b   Fornari, Maurizio ^a  

^a HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^b IRCCS ISTITUTO ORTOPEDICO GALEAZZI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical corpectomy; Decompression; Intra operative CT; Myelopathy; O Arm system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR CERVICAL CORPECTOMY; ARTICLE; BABINSKI REFLEX; BLADDER SPHINCTER; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CERVICAL SPONDYLOTIC MYELOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OPERATION DURATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; SPINE FUSION; SPONDYLOTIC DEGENERATIVE CERVICAL STENOSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PEROPERATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84861311440     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-2028-7     Document Type: Article

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