Retrieval of a retained broken scalpel blade from lumbar intervertebral disc space

Lumbar diskectomy is a common procedure in neurosurgery, besides the common complications broken scalpel blade during disc removal is a rare event. Usually retrieval of such sharp retained fragments in same sitting is difficult and to prevent further complications another session is warranted [1]....

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Main Authors: Yogesh Agrawal, Somnath Sharma, Sanjeev Chopra, Devendra Kumar Purohit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: London Academic Publishing 2017-03-01
Series:Romanian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:https://www.journals.lapub.co.uk/index.php/roneurosurgery/article/view/982