The anterior retropharyngeal approach provides additional exposure to the entire cervical spine in these patients. Our results in 14 cases show the anterior retropharyngeal approach to the upper ...

This view is consistent with signal changes in the anterior horn of the spinal cord on magnetic resonance imaging in children with AFM and validates some features of murine models of EV-D68 ...

Fast facts on anterior cervical discectomy: During the procedure, the surgeon operates on the cervical spinal column. People with damaged discs can experience pain, stiffness, and difficulty moving.

Cervical myelopathy is a condition that happens when the spinal cord in the neck is compressed or squeezed. There are many things that can cause this, but one of the most common is cervical ...

When a spinal fusion is performed, the first thing a coder needs to recognize is the approach or technique that was utilized. With an anterior (front of the body) approach to a cervical fusion the ...

--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spinal Elements, a Carlsbad, CA-based medical device company focused on spine surgery procedures, today announced the FDA clearance of Sapphire® X for anterior cervical fixatio ...

We retrospectively reviewed the cases of 14 patients who had anterior cervical ... surgery (1 patient), and a cervical medullary anomaly resulting in spinal cord compression (1 patient).