A simple method to ease insertion and removal of vertebral body distractor pins in anterior cervical surgery.
Soft tissue injuries and visceral perforation are rare but potentially lethal complications of anterior cervical spine surgery. We describe a cheap and simple technique for guarding para-vertebral soft tissues, making insertion and removal of vertebral body distractor screws easier and safer with or without an assistant.
Department of Neurosurgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. ismailabdulsamad.ughratdar@nuh.nhs.uk
Ismail
I
Ughratdar
Samiul
S
Muquit
Gnanamurthy
G
Sivakumar
Barrie D
BD
White
D001863:Bone Screws; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D020878:Device Removal; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017695:Soft Tissue Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013594:Syringes