Cervical corpectomy for sub-axial retro-vertebral body lesions
Abstract Background The sub-axial vertebrae are formed of body, pedicles, laminae, facets, and spinous process. Cervical cord compression by anteriorly located retro-vertebral traumatic, inflammatory, neoplastic, and degenerative lesions is not rare, and in such cases, simple discectomy does not sol...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2018-05-01
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Series: | Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-018-0004-9 |