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A simple method to ease insertion and removal of vertebral body distractor pins in anterior cervical surgery
Ismail Ughratdar1, Samiul Muquit, Gnanamurthy Sivakumar
1Department of Neurosurgery, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom. ismailabdulsamad.ughratdar@nuh.nhs.uk
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|August 22, 2012
Abstract:
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.
