title: On the pathogenesis of the radiculopathy complicating multilevel corpectomy.
abstract: Postoperative fifth cervical radiculopathy has been described after cervical corpectomy. One explanation for this complication is thought to be the factor of traction on cervical roots caused by a shifting of the spinal cord consequent to decompression. This theory is supported by our experience with 176 patients undergoing corpectomies for whom a lesser width of decompression all but eliminated the complication.
authors.affiliation: Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Section of Neurosurgery, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Saunders
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011843:Radiculopathy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular / Q000502:physiology; D012782:Shoulder / Q000294:innervation; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000601:surgery*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000601:surgery*