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Surgical Anatomy of the Subaxial Cervical Spine

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In published literatures, the Smith-Robinson approach is one of the most common methods for exposing the middle and subaxial cervical spine. It can not only expose the anterior vertebral bodies from C3 to T1, but it also directly exposes the intervertebral space and uncinated processes in this section. Indications of this approach include osteophyte resection, tumorectomy, intervertebral discectomy, and abscess drainage at the anterior and posterior of the spine.

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Shi, Jg., Yuan, W., Sun, Jc. (2018). Surgical Anatomy of the Subaxial Cervical Spine. In: Shi, Jg., Yuan, W., Sun, Jc. (eds) Anatomy Atlas and Interpretation of Spine Surgery. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-5906-3_2

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