Anterior Cervical Approaches to the Spine

摘要: The significant anatomic landmarks for differentiating the approaches to cervical spine presented in Table 1.1 are sternocleidomastoid muscle, carotid sheath, and longus coli muscle (Fig. 1B). Categorization is based on direction of approach relative these specific structures, as demonstrated table. For example, no. 1 medial (therefore, retracting it laterally) sheath laterally well). Approach 7 directed lateral sheath. A aspect whether medially or laterally. Approaching often requires sacrifice vessels coursing from musculovisceral column. Nerves running also must be retracted. medially, anterolateral approaches,3,4,9,10,11 produces a more avascular plane, but may result limited exposure. Both anterior have common points dissection anatomy.