A Cadaveric Study on Lumbar Spinous Process Fusion: Risk Factor for Wrong Level Spinal Surgeries

Introduction: The fusion of Lumbar Spinous Processes (LSP) of adjacent vertebrae may lead to errors in determining the correct spinal level. This may result in wrong level spinal surgeries around the lumbar region. Aim: To determine the prevalence of fusion between adjacent LSP. Materials and M...

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Main Authors: Priyanka N Sharma, Manoj M Kulkarni, AR Gandotra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
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Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/14353/47317_CE[Ra1]_F(Sh)_PF1(AG_SHU)_PFA(SHU)_PB(AG_SHU)_PN(SL).pdf