Indirect vertebral artery injury during cervical spine surgery
β Scribed by Rob D. Dickerman; Ashley S. Reynolds; Jeff Cattorini
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- French
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1496-8975
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π SIMILAR VOLUMES
20% of all spine injuries are cervical spine injuries. Surgical treatment of these injuries must take into account the great mobility of this part of the spinal column. Therefore, biomechanical aspects must be considered, especially in the upper cervical spine -C1 and C2. Describing our own therapeu
Vertebral artery insufficiency and brain stem stroke syndrome as a result of cervical spine disease secondary to trauma, chiropractic manipulation, or rheumatoid arthritis have been reported in the literature (1-3). The vertebral arteries are seemingly wellprotected from external trauma as they cour