[HTML][HTML] Complications of anterior cervical spine surgery: a systematic review of the literature

TJ Yee, K Swong, P Park - Journal of spine surgery, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The anterior approach to the cervical spine is commonly utilized for a variety of
degenerative, traumatic, neoplastic, and infectious indications. While many potential …

Delayed C5 palsy after anterior cervical decompression surgery: preoperative foraminal stenosis and postoperative spinal cord shift increase the risk of palsy

H Takase, H Murata, M Sato, T Tanaka, R Miyazaki… - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective Postoperative C5 palsy is a well-known complication after cervical decompression
with either a posterior or an anterior approach. Its cause has been discussed more …

Bilateral phrenic nerve palsy after posterior cervical decompression and fusion surgery: a rare event after surgery

GA Gonzalez, J Miao, G Porto, J Harrop - Spinal Cord Series and Cases, 2023 - nature.com
Introduction Delayed C5 weakness is a known entity in cervical spine surgery, although with
varied clinical presentation and poorly understood mechanism of action. We describe the …

Bilateral C5 palsy following a circumferential surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a case report and review

A Rahimizadeh, M Amirzadeh, S Rahimizadeh… - Iranian Journal of …, 2021 - irjns.org
Conclusion: Bilateral C5 palsy is an infrequent consequence of multilevel cervical spine
surgeries. Although intraoperative monitoring of transcranial electrical stimulation-induced …

[PDF][PDF] Risk factors for C5 palsy after anterior cervical decompression

YYW Yang, J Cao, H Xia, Z Wang, Y Shen - Int J Clin Exp Med, 2018 - e-century.us
Objective: To investigate risk factors for C5 palsy following anterior cervical decompression
(ACD). Methods: A retrospective analysis was made on clinical data from 100 patients with …

[HTML][HTML] Case report of C5 palsy after C3-C6 posterior decompression and instrumented fusion in a patient undergoing inpatient rehabilitation

TC Wee, J O'Riordan - BioMedicine, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
We report on a patient who had neurological deterioration attributed to C5 palsy post C3-C6
posterior decompression and instrumented fusion. A 60-year old man was admitted after a …