A cervical sprain is an acute painful neck resulting from an injury or disruption of the supportive soft tissue of the cervical spine The degree of injury varies from the slight separation of a few fibers to complete disruption of the ligaments of the cervical spine The cervical Spine is completely encircled by layers of […]
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The common approaches for the spine are Smith-Robinson for the cervical spine and posterior for the lumbar spine which is discussed below. The steps of these approaches are: Smith-Robinson approach (Anterior Cervical orientation) Steps to follow in this approach are Transverse / Oblique incision from the medial border of SCM muscle to the midline Platysma […]
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