Minimally invasive posterior cervical microforaminotomy in the lower cervical spine and C-T junction assisted by O-arm-based navigation

Computer Aided Surgery

Volumn 18, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 76-83

  Curto, David Del ^a   Kim, Jin Sung ^b   Lee, Sang Ho ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^c Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Lower cervical spine; Navigation; O arm; Posterior cervical microforaminotomy; Tubular retractor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROCEDURES; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879778235     PISSN: 10929088     EISSN: 10970150     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10929088.2012.760650     Document Type: Article

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