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A Vanden Berghe

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PubMed1992

Spinal cord monitoring. State of the art. Results in Harrington and C.D. instrumentation for scoliosis.

In scoliosis surgery, it is of paramount importance to obtain extensive correction of the curve without compromising the integrity of the spinal cord. Up to now, the wake-up test has been used for the intra-operative assessment of spinal cord function. Besides the fact that the test only provides a single evaluation, it is also encumbered with some potential hazards related to the anesthetic procedure. An additional problem arises when the technique is applied in psychiatric patients. An alternative approach is the continuous recording of evoked potentials obtained from sensory stimulation. The method permits uninterrupted intra-operative monitoring of the neurological status of the cord.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1991

Occipito-cervical fusion in rheumatoid arthritis.

Between 1977 and 1988 twenty-five patients with rheumatoid arthritis involving the cervical spine were treated by an occipito-cervical fusion. Twenty-two patients are included in this study. The main indications for surgery were intractable pain and progressive neural impairment. The operative procedure consisted of an H-bone graft fixed with steel wire in 19 cases, fusion of occiput-C2 six times and of occiput-C3 thirteen times. A Hartshill-Ransford (5, 12) loop was used in three cases: occiput-C3 twice and occiput-C7 once. The mean duration of follow-up was 3 years 8 months in 17 patients. Improvement of symptoms and signs was achieved in 88%. There were 2 post-operative deaths. The high rate of pseudarthrosis in our series was confirmed by several authors. The loop technique provides a more stable fixation and will be our technique of choice in the future.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

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