Posterior cervical foraminotomy: anatomic study in cadavers

OBJECTIVE: This study was designed to use different segments of the cervical spine in cadavers to determine how much lateral mass should be resected for adequate foraminal decompression. METHODS: Six cadavers were used. The region of the cervical spine from C1 to the C7-T1 transition was dissected...

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Main Authors: Luizio Augusto Arantes Júnior, Francisco Alves de Araújo Júnior, José Augusto Malheiros, Sebastião Nataniel Silva Gusmão, Arthur Adolfo Nicolato, Gabriel Gouveia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2014-03-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000100049&lng=en&tlng=en