PK Upadhyay¹*, G Tiwary², K upadhyay³ and Kritika U⁴

¹Head of Neurosurgery Department, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences Hospital, Delhi, India
²Director Laboratory Sciences, India
³MBBS Fellow, JSSMC and MAMC, India
⁴MAMC, India

*Corresponding Author: PK Upadhyay, Head of Neurosurgery Department, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences Hospital, Delhi, India.

Received: December 08, 2021; Published: December 29, 2021

Abstract

115 cases operated by the senior author in 27 years utilizing neurophysiological monitoring, using anterior cervical discectomy and corpectomy and immediate fixation using MRI compatible titanium screw and plate under Neurophysiological monitoring of somato sensory evoked potential and motor evoked potential, which helped immensely in preventing damage to neural structure and improving results, both for spinal surgeon and the patients. The results evaluated and review of literature done.

Keywords: Anterior Cervical Discectomy; Corpectomy; MRI Compatible; Titanium Plate and Screw; Neurophysiological Monitoring

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Citation

Citation: PK Upadhyay., et al. “Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Corpectomy with MRI Compatible Titanium Plate and Screw Fixation Under Neurophysiological Monitoring, Experience of 27 Years”.Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 6.1 (2022): 320-326.

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