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The Management of Vertebral Artery Insufficiency in Cervical Spondylosis: A Modified Technique
Author(s) -
Dan Noel G.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1976.tb03224.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical spondylosis , vertebral artery , vertebrobasilar insufficiency , cervical insufficiency , arterial insufficiency , surgery , radiology , pathology , alternative medicine , cervix , cancer
Vertebrobasilar insufficiency may on rare occasions be caused by cervical spondylitic spurs. These can be cured by a minor procedure, and a plea is made for avoidance of fusion in such patients.