Cervical ribs as a caution for spine surgeons in thoracic spinal surgery

Cervical ribs are well-described anomalous additional ribs arising from the seventh cervical vertebrae, but they can be a potential cause for wrong-level surgery. We report a case of a 71-year-old female with bilateral lower limb weakness and numbness due to spinal stenosis from T8 to T11 correlated...

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Main Authors: Yat Wa Wong, Kenny Yat Hong Kwan, Keith Dip Kei Luk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Spine Journal
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Online Access:http://www.isjonline.com/article.asp?issn=2589-5079;year=2018;volume=1;issue=1;spage=65;epage=68;aulast=Wong