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Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery

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Posterior cervical stabilization and fusion with or without decompression is a commonly performed procedure for fracture and/or dislocation of the cervical spine, to stop the progression of spinal deformity, or to decompress the spinal cord and/or nerve roots (tumors, infections, deformity, and stenosis). While fracture repair and nerve root decompressions are usually limited to one or two levels, decompression of the spinal canal for tumors, infections and cervical spinal stenosis can be multilevel procedures (Fig. 29.1)

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  1. Department of Anesthesiology, University of Colorado Hospital, Aurora, CO, USA

    Paul D. Mongan

  2. Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, USA

    Vikas V. Patel

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  1. Director, Neurosurg Anes Fellowship Prog, Professor, Department of Anesthesiology Chief, Neurosurgical Anesthesia, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    Antoun Koht

  2. Univ of Colorado School of Medicine, Professor Department of Anesthesiology, Aurora, Colorado, USA

    Tod B. Sloan

  3. Director,, Associate Professor Department of Anesthesiology, Chicago, Illinois, USA

    J. Richard Toleikis

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Mongan, P.D., Patel, V.V. (2012). Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery. In: Koht, A., Sloan, T., Toleikis, J. (eds) Monitoring the Nervous System for Anesthesiologists and Other Health Care Professionals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0308-1_29

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