Morphometry of the Uncinate Process, Vertebral Body, and Lamina of the C3–7 Vertebrae Relevant to Cervical Spine Surgery

Objective The cervical spine consists of 4 typical and 3 atypical vertebrae. The uncinate process is one of the unique features of the cervical vertebrae. Uncinectomy and uncoforaminotomy are widely used to decompress the nerve in the intervertebral foramen and to remove osteophytes from the uncinat...

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Main Authors: Veeramani Raveendranath, Thangarasu Kavitha, Amirthalingam Umamageswari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2019-12-01
Series:Neurospine
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Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-1836272-136.pdf