Journal of Spine

Srinivasan US

Publications

• Review Article
  Posterior Osteophyte Evolution and its Impact in Cervical Spondylosis: A Literature Review
  Author(s): Srinivasan US and Radhi LawrenceSrinivasan US and Radhi Lawrence
  
  Introduction: In cervical disc disease, the exact location of the posterior osteophyte with relationship to the bodies of the adjacent cervical vertebra at each disc space level, as observed during surgery under operating microscope and correlating it with the histopathological development of the posterior osteophyte has not been documented in literature. A detailed review of literature on the development of posterior osteophytes and its impact on cervical spinal cord is also being reviewed. Materials and Methods: 1st Phase: In a prospective study conducted over first 5 years (2007-2012), intraoperative observations of 294 disc spaces in 201 patients who were operated for cervical disc disease using the standard anterior cervical microdiscectomy were analyzed. We observed under operating microscope 32 C3-C4 disc spaces, 62 C4-C5, 123 C5- C6,.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.S2-007

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