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The Efficacy of Carotid Tubercle as an Anatomical Landmark for Identification of Cervical Spinal Level in the Anterior Cervical Surgery: Comparison with Preoperative C-arm Fluoroscopy

BACKGROUND: In cervical anterior approach, transverse skin incision is preferred due to cosmetic reasons. Precise skin incision is required to reach the surgery segment while minimizing soft tissue injury. Skin incision site is frequently identified using C-arm fluoroscopy or the carotid tubercle. A...

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Autores principales: Lee, Jae Hyup, Lee, Ji-Ho, Lee, Hyeong-Seok, Lee, Do-Yoon, Lee, Dong-Oh
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Orthopaedic Association 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3664672/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23730477
http://dx.doi.org/10.4055/cios.2013.5.2.129