Cervical pedicle subtraction osteotomy for fixed flexion deformities.
Flexion deformities of the cervical spine are multiplanar surgical challenges. This article describes a technical modification during the osteotomy that protects the cervical cord and exiting nerve roots while removing the maximal amount of bone for the osteotomy in the safest fashion.
Department of Orthopaedics, Division of Spine Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA. safdar.khan@osumc.edu
Safdar N
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Khan
Brian
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Braaksma
Howard S
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An
D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007738:Kyphosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D007796:Laminectomy / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D016896:Treatment Outcome