Hypoglossal Nerve Palsy as a Complication of an Anterior Approach for Cervical Spine Surgery

A recurrent laryngeal nerve injury is known as a complication referring to an anterior cervical spine surgery. However, hypoglossal nerve injury is not well known yet. Herein we report a rare case of a 39-years-old male with a hypoglossal nerve injury after C3/4 osteophyte resection with Smith-Robin...

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Main Authors: Tatsuya Yasuda, Daisuke Togawa, Tomohiko Hasegawa, Yu Yamato, Sho Kobayashi, Hideyuki Arima, Yukihiro Matsuyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2015-04-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-9-295.pdf