Orthopaedic Proceedings
Vol. 94-B, Issue SUPP_XXI | Pages 149 - 149
1 May 2012
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The transverse skin incision for anterior cervical spine surgery is not extensile, thus it must be made at the accurate level. The use of palpable bony landmarks is unreliable due to anatomical variations and pre-operative fluoroscopy to identify the level takes up operating room time, increases the radiation dose to the patient and increases the overall cost of the operation. To describe a simple, fast and inexpensive method of accurate transverse skin incision placement for anterior cervical spine surgery and to report on its use in 54 consecutive adult patients.Background
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