Open AccessLateral semi-sitting position: A novel method of patient's head positioning in suboccipital retrosigmoid approaches
Author(s) -
Ver Velho,
Harish Naik,
Anuj Bhide,
Laxmikant Bhople,
Prashant S. Gade
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1793-5482
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_203_17
Subject(s) - medicine , cerebellopontine angle , sitting , supine position , dissection (medical) , lateral recess , decompression , position (finance) , anatomy , surgery , radiology , magnetic resonance imaging , finance , pathology , lumbar , economics
The most common methods of positioning patients for suboccipital approaches are the lateral, lateral oblique, sitting, semisitting, supine with the head turn, and park bench. The literature on the positioning of patients for these approaches does not mention the use of lateral semisitting position. This position allows utilization of the benefits of both semisitting and lateral position without causing any additional morbidity to the patient.