Vertebral Artery Injury during Routine Posterior Cervical Exposure: Case Reports and Review of Literature

Conclusions Successful management of this unexpected complication was achieved in both cases. This case report and review of the literature highlights the importance of preoperative vertebral artery imaging and knowledge of the course of the vertebral arteries prior to planned routine posterior exposure of the upper cervical spine. In both cases, aberrancy of the vertebral artery was present and not investigated or detected preoperatively.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  open access Full text

Source: Global Spine Journal - December 7, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Molinari, Robert W.Chimenti, Peter C.Molinari, RobertGruhn, William Tags: Case Report Source Type: research