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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Main Author: Mohamed A. Eshra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-05-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41984-018-0004-9