Vertebral artery anomaly and injury in spinal surgery.

ABSTRACT:

Study design

Systematic review.

Study rationale

The purpose of this review is to further define the published literature with respect to vertebral artery (VA) anomaly and injury in patients with degenerative cervical spinal conditions.

Objectives

In adult patients with cervical spine or degenerative cervical spine disorders receiving cervical spine surgery, what is the incidence of VA injury, and among resulting VA injuries, which treatments result in a successful outcome and what percent are successfully repaired?

Materials and methods

A systematic review of pertinent articles published up to April 2013. Studies involving traumatic onset, fracture, infection, deformity or congenital abnormality, instability, inflammatory spinal diseases, or neoplasms were excl

SUBMITTER: Molinari R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3969432 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature