Brachycephalic, serrated curettes for anterior cervical spinal microsurgery. Technical note.
Modified spinal fusion curettes with two unusual features on the tip are described for anterior cervical procedures. The features are: 1) an elliptical, long sidewise ("brachycephalic") scoop at the tip and 2) a serration equipped on the distal scoop edge. These designs allow reliable manipulation and significant removal of the intervertebral space contents in the deep operative field under the microscope.
Hasegawa
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Department of Neurosurgery, Toyama Municipal Hospital, Japan.
Kitabayashi
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M
Komai
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T
Yamano
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D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D003475:Curettage / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008866:Microsurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation; D013525:Surgical Instruments