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Complicanze vascolonervose nell’accesso chirurgico al rachide cervicale

Neurological and vascular complications in surgical exposure of the cervical spine

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The anatomic relationship between major neurological and vascular structures in the neck places any patient undergoing cervical spine surgery at risk of complications during the surgical exposure for degenerative, traumatic and oncologic pathologies. A knowledge of anatomy and careful technique during dissection are essential to prevent and treat injures if they occur. In this paper we describe the neuro-vascular structures at risk for the most usual anterior and posterior approaches and provide strategies for prevention and treatment of these injuries.

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  1. S. S. C. V. D. Chirurgia Vertebrale, Dipartimento di Ortopedia, Azienda Ospedaliera Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italia

    G. Gargiulo

  2. Dip. Ch. Vascolare, Policlinico S. Orsola, Bologna, Italia

    M. Gargiulo

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Gargiulo, G., Gargiulo, M. Complicanze vascolonervose nell’accesso chirurgico al rachide cervicale. LO SCALPELLO 28, 9–12 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11639-014-0063-y

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