Open AccessSpinal Cord Suspension Using Dentate Ligament Hitch Stitches: A Novel Technique for the Repair of Ventral Spinal Cord Herniation
Author(s) -
Jonathan Lui,
Parag Sayal,
David Choi
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
operative neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.791
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 2332-4260
pISSN - 2332-4252
DOI - 10.1093/ons/opx108
Subject(s) - medicine , spinal cord , magnetic resonance imaging , cord , surgery , anatomy , hernia , spinal cord injury , radiology , psychiatry
Idiopathic spinal cord herniation is usually repaired by releasing the spinal cord and inserting a dural patch to close the herniated segment of dura. However, reherniation is a potential limitation of this standard technique.
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