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Minimally invasive spinal surgery should be started with anesthesia and positioning. Surgeon must consider the positioning of a patient according to the varying degree between adequate accessibility to the surgical lesion and tolerance of the patient in the presence of the physiologic impairments produced by disease, age, obesity and the effects of anesthesia. Preoperative complications in respiratory system and cardiovascular system are increasing especially for aged patients. So proper positioning of a patient on an operating table should offer minimal interference with ventilation and circulation. Lateral position could be an alternative to prone position in posterior cervical spine surgery.
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Nakajima, M., Chikama, M., Tsuboi, M. (2006). Efficacy of Lateral Position on Minimally Invasive Cervical Expansive Open-Door Laminoplasty. In: Kanno, T., Kato, Y. (eds) Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery and Multidisciplinary Neurotraumatology. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/4-431-28576-8_8
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