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Quantitative evaluation of the anatomical parameters for subaxial cervical spondylectomy: an anatomical study
Serkan Simşek1, Aysun Uz, Uygur Er
1Neurosurgery Clinic, Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Education and Research Hospital.
Object:
The object of this investigation was to conduct a morphometric study in cadavers to determine anatomical structures, their relationships, and their morphometry for subaxial cervical spondylectomy.
Methods:
Forty sides of 20 cadavers were used for this study. Dissections were performed in 2 stages (anteriorly and posteriorly). Twenty-one morphometric measurements were performed for both sides of the C3-6 vertebrae. Data were analyzed statistically.
Results:
Morphometry of the laminas, tuberculum posterius, pedicle, corpus, foramen transversarium, and processus costalis were measured.
Conclusions:
Detailed quantitative anatomical knowledge for operations requiring wide dissection and resection, such as cervical spondylectomy, lowers the morbidity rate.
