A Sternum-Disk Distance Method to Identify the Skin Level for Approaching a Surgical Segment without Fluoroscopy Guidance during Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion

A Sternum-Disk Distance Method to Identify the Skin Level for Approaching a Surgical Segment without Fluoroscopy Guidance during Anterior Cervical Discectomy And Fusion

Study DesignA retrospective review of prospectively collected data.PurposeTo introduce the sternum-disk distance (SDD) method for approaching the exact surgical level without C-arm guidance during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery and to evaluate its accuracy and reliability.Ove...

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Main Authors: Gun Woo Lee, Myun-Whan Ahn, Ji-Hoon Shin, Jae Woo Park, Jae-Hyung Uh, Jong-Ho Park, Ji-Hoon Lee, Dong-Wook Kim, Jin S. Yeom, Bo-Gun Suh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2017-02-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
Spinal fusion
Cervical vertebrae
Fluoroscopy
Magnetic resonance imaging
Sternum-disk distance method
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-11-50.pdf

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