Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery

Cervical spine surgery performed for the correct indications yields good results. However, surgeons need to be mindful of the many possible pitfalls. Complications may occur starting from the anaesthestic procedure and patient positioning to dura exposure and instrumentation. This review examines sp...

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Main Authors: Jason Pui Yin Cheung, Keith Dip-Kei Luk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spine Society 2016-04-01
Series:Asian Spine Journal
Subjects:
Complications
Cervical
Spine
Surgery
Online Access:http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-10-385.pdf
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spelling doaj-80d95f3a526041d99247fd7a7fc4b1382020-11-25T01:39:11ZengKorean Spine SocietyAsian Spine Journal1976-19021976-78462016-04-0110238540010.4184/asj.2016.10.2.38589Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine SurgeryJason Pui Yin Cheung0Keith Dip-Kei Luk1Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China.Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, SAR, China.Cervical spine surgery performed for the correct indications yields good results. However, surgeons need to be mindful of the many possible pitfalls. Complications may occur starting from the anaesthestic procedure and patient positioning to dura exposure and instrumentation. This review examines specific complications related to anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery, discusses their causes and considers methods to prevent or treat them. In general, avoiding complications is best achieved with meticulous preoperative analysis of the pathology, good patient selection for a specific procedure and careful execution of the surgery. Cervical spine surgery is usually effective in treating most pathologies and only a reasonable complication rate exists.http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-10-385.pdfComplicationsCervicalSpineSurgery
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Keith Dip-Kei Luk
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Keith Dip-Kei Luk
Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
Asian Spine Journal
Complications
Cervical
Spine
Surgery
author_facet Jason Pui Yin Cheung
Keith Dip-Kei Luk
author_sort Jason Pui Yin Cheung
title Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
title_short Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
title_full Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
title_fullStr Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
title_full_unstemmed Complications of Anterior and Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
title_sort complications of anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery
publisher Korean Spine Society
series Asian Spine Journal
issn 1976-1902
1976-7846
publishDate 2016-04-01
description Cervical spine surgery performed for the correct indications yields good results. However, surgeons need to be mindful of the many possible pitfalls. Complications may occur starting from the anaesthestic procedure and patient positioning to dura exposure and instrumentation. This review examines specific complications related to anterior and posterior cervical spine surgery, discusses their causes and considers methods to prevent or treat them. In general, avoiding complications is best achieved with meticulous preoperative analysis of the pathology, good patient selection for a specific procedure and careful execution of the surgery. Cervical spine surgery is usually effective in treating most pathologies and only a reasonable complication rate exists.
topic Complications
Cervical
Spine
Surgery
url http://www.asianspinejournal.org/upload/pdf/asj-10-385.pdf
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