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Transcranial magnetic motor-evoked potentials in scoliosis surgery
S D Glassman1, Y P Zhang, C B Shields
1Department of Orthopedic Surgery, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Ky, USA.
Orthopedics
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
Spinal cord monitoring using SSEPs is an accepted adjunct in the surgical correction of spinal deformities, but does not directly assess motor function. Motor-evoked potentials have been introduced in an effort to meet this important need. In this series of 18 patients, the feasibility of intraoperative monitoring using transcranial magnetic motor-evoked potentials is documented. The potential value of this neurophysiologic monitoring technique, as well as the pitfalls in interpretation, are reviewed.