The management of vertebral artery insufficiency in cervical spondylosis: a modified technique.
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency may on rare occasions be caused by cervical spondylotic spurs. These can be cured by a minor procedure, and a plea is made for avoidance of fusion in such patients.
D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009493:Neurosurgery / Q000379:methods; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D014711:Vertebral Artery