Intraoperative awakening to monitor spinal cord function during Harrington instrumentation and spine fusion. Description of procedure and report of three cases.
Publication/Presentation Date
6-1-1978
Abstract
Since Vauzelle and associates first reported in 1973 on the functional monitoring of spinal cord activity during surgery on the spine, we have used intraoperative awakening routinely in patients undergoing surgery involving distraction of the spinal column. Of the 166 consecutive patients studied, three were discovered to have a neural deficiency when they were awakened during surgery. These deficits disappeared immediately on release of the distracting force. Although it is unlikely that all three patients would have proceeded to paraplegia, we believe that this is a safe and sensitive test which will identify patients in danger of neural complications.
Volume
60
Issue
4
First Page
533
Last Page
536
ISSN
0021-9355
Published In/Presented At
Hall, J. E., Levine, C. R., & Sudhir, K. G. (1978). Intraoperative awakening to monitor spinal cord function during Harrington instrumentation and spine fusion. Description of procedure and report of three cases. The Journal of bone and joint surgery. American volume, 60(4), 533–536.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
670277
Department(s)
Department of Surgery
Document Type
Article