title: Oblique muscle splitting incision for cervical laminotomy.
abstract: A muscle-splitting incision for cervical disc disease is described. It is based upon sound surgical principles. There have been no wound complications in the last 60 patients treated by the authors. Its most stringent demand is that the surgeon be familiar with the anatomical planes to be certain of the level which he wishes to explore.
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007403:Intervertebral Disc / Q000601:surgery*; D008722:Methods; D009132:Muscles / Q000601:surgery*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013131:Spine / Q000033:anatomy & histology