Article Type
Original Study
Abstract
Objective : Anterior anatomical relations and measurements of the sub-axial cervical vertebrae are essential to safely perform successful anterior cervical surgery and decompression. We studied the anatomy and important measurements of the cadaveric cervical spines to elucidate the relationships between the neurovascuiar structures and the surrounding bones. Materials and methods : Our measurements were in adult Egyptian male cadaveric spines. They included the distance between the medial borders of the longus colli muscles (LCM) at the level of each interspace disc; the depth (thickness) of (LCM), the distance between the medial border of (LCM) and vertebral artery (VA); the width and height of each non- distracted disc space at the mid-line; width and height of the costal process; length of the (VA) between the costal processes; distance from the medial border of the foramen transversarium to the contra-lateral one; the height and width of the unci-nate process (UP); the distance between the tip of the UP and the inter-vertebral foramen above and from the tip of the UP to the VA; the height of the distracted disc space at the midpoint; the distance from the postero-medial end of the UP to the VA and from the postero-medial end of the UP to the nerve root. Results : The highest of the non-distracted disc space was at C5-C6 while the highest of the distracted disc space was at C3-C4. The width of the costal process was the shortest at C3 and longest at C7. The height
Recommended Citation
Hussein, Youssef and Abdelhameed, Esam
(2009)
"ANATOMICAL CONSIDERATION IN ANTERIOR APPROACH TO THE SUBAXIAL CERVICAL SPINE,"
Mansoura Medical Journal: Vol. 38
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Iss.
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Available at:
https://doi.org/10.21608/mjmu.2009.130325
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