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Surgical Techniques

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Stenosis of the Cervical Spine

Abstract

The surgical approaches that can be employed in order to obtain access to the cervical spine have been described in Chap. 8. Obviously, the choice of the approach will depend to a greater or lesser degree on the surgical procedure to be carried out once the exposure is completed. The purpose of any procedure must be the complete removal of the cause of the stenosis. When stenosis is the result of anterior compression, use of the anterior approach is preferred; the release of the compressed structure through the anterior approach, however, may be carried out in a variety of ways, depending on the actual pathology present. The best approach that will permit the best exposure in each case will be determined by whether the pathology is neoplastic, arthritic, or traumatic. On occasion, identical pathology can be approached by different methods, depending not only on the surgical procedure to be carried out, but also on the skill and experience of the surgeon in using a specific procedure (e.g., Cloward vs Smith-Robinson vs multilevel surgery).

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    Professor Vincenzo Denaro (Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Traumatology)

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Denaro, V. (1991). Surgical Techniques. In: Stenosis of the Cervical Spine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-76203-1_9

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