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Pathoanatomical and surgical findings in cervical spinal injuries
- Source :
- Journal of spinal disorders. 2(4)
- Publication Year :
- 1989
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Abstract
- Summary The pathomorphology of normal and degenerated human cervical spines that had been subjected to trauma was studied in detail by surface-cryoplaning of frozen autopsy specimens. Four cervical spines that had been surgically fused were also sectioned after removal of the metal. In young individuals, disc ruptures occurred that resulted in compromise of the vertebral canal. In degenerated spines, vertebral endplate ridges were frequently fractured. These injuries resulted in encroachment on the spinal cord as well as on the nerve roots in the foramen. Osteophytes from the uncinate processes also contributed to stenosis at the nerve root exits. These pathoanatomical findings were corroborated by intraoperative observations in patients. The high incidence of compressive lesions anteriorly in the cervical spine underscores the need to consider both anterior and posterior surgery in many of these patients.
- Subjects :
- Adult
Nerve root
Joint Dislocations
Autopsy
Fractures, Bone
Foramen
Medicine
Animals
Humans
Orthopedics and Sports Medicine
In patient
Myelography
Aged
business.industry
Posterior surgery
Anatomy
Middle Aged
medicine.disease
Spinal cord
Macaca mulatta
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stenosis
medicine.anatomical_structure
Cervical Vertebrae
Surgery
Female
Neurology (clinical)
High incidence
business
Intervertebral Disc Displacement
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 08950385
- Volume :
- 2
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of spinal disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1c89aba03769b877fcad8c175ad61fa9