Anterior retropharyngeal approach (ARPA) for high cervical spine.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
; 166(1): 122, 2024 Mar 06.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-38446271
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
One of the major challenges in operating on the spine lies in taking an anterior approach for the high cervical spine. In patients with a short neck, Klippel-Fiel syndrome or when the C3 vertebra is high in relation to the hyoid bone, it will be difficult to access the C3 body. The transoral route is a highly contaminated zone, and therefore, no instrumentation or grafts can be placed through it.METHOD:
The anterior retropharyngeal approach (ARPA) for the high cervical spine.CONCLUSION:
The anterior retropharyngeal approach is an excellent approach for the high cervical spine where instrumentation is needed. This route provides wide exposure of the C1-C3 region, avoiding the contaminated of the oral cavity.Key words
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Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Cervical Vertebrae
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Fractures, Bone
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Year:
2024
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India