Radiograms Obtained during Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Can Mislead Surgeons into Performing Surgery at the Wrong Level

A 68-year-old woman who suffered from C5 nerve palsy because of a C4-5 disc herniation was referred to our hospital. We conducted anterior cervical decompression and fusion (ACDF) at the C4-5 level. An intraoperative radiogram obtained after exposure of the vertebrae showed that the level at which w...

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Autores principales: Mannoji, Chikato, Koda, Masao, Furuya, Takeo, Okamoto, Yuzuru, Kon, Tamiyo, Takahashi, Kazuhisa, Yamazaki, Masashi, Murakami, Masazumi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25386376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/398457

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4216671/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25386376
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/398457

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