Anatomical Relationship of the Vertebral Artery With the Lateral Recess: Clinical Importance for Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

Anatomical Relationship of the Vertebral Artery With the Lateral Recess: Clinical Importance for Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

Objective Vertebral artery injuries during posterior cervical foraminotomy are rare, but can be fatal. Therefore, we investigated the anatomical correlation between the lateral recess and the vertebral artery. Methods On axial cuts of cervical magnetic resonance imaging from 108 patients, we measure...

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Main Authors: Sung Woon Oh, Ravindra Singh, Nitin Maruti Adsul, Jung Hoon Noh, Jun Hwan Park, Hyeun-Sung Kim, Il-Tae Jang, Seong Hoon Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2019-03-01
Series:Neurospine
Subjects:
Vertebral artery
Lateral recess
Posterior cervical foraminotomy
Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-1836304-152.pdf

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