Cervical Spine Surgical Anterior Approach Vertical Incision surgery animations

Cervical Spine Surgical Anterior Approach Vertical Incision surgery animations. Illustrates the surgical technique for performing an anteromedial approach to the cervical spine using a vertical skin incision along the medial border of the sternocleidomastoid muscle. Also shown is the patient position, skin and incision, and the surgical approach by incising or retracting the intervening muscles. If a vertebra is damaged and needs replacing, or the front of the spinal cord is being compressed, causing numbness in the legs, then a corpectomy may be required. The structures that can compress the anterior spinal cord include the vertebral body, the intervertebral disc and the posterior longitudinal ligament. The diseases that can cause this compression include fractured vertebral bodies, degenerative disc disease and other diseases causing spinal instability. Visit http://www.medilaw.tv for more information. Cervical Spine Surgical Anterior Approach Vertical Incision surgery animations.