MODELING POSTERIOR CERVICAL FORAMINOTOMY AND DISCECTOMY APPROACH IN SHEEP CADAVER CERVICAL SPINE
Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery, cilt.33, sa.1, ss.1-4, 2022 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 33 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2022
- Doi Numarası: 10.4274/jtss.galenos.2022.69875
- Dergi Adı: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-4
- Anahtar Kelimeler: cervical spine, posterior cervical approach, sheep cadaver, Training modeling
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess whether a sheep cadaver cervical spine model could be useful in modeling all steps and stages of the posterior cervical foraminotomy and discectomy surgery, which was frequently used in daily practice, and to assess its suitability for laboratory training. Materials and Methods: A whole sheep neck which had not undergone muscle stripping was obtained from a butcher and was used to model the posterior cervical foraminotomy and discectomy surgery by assessing the following steps performed under microscopy: 1- Stripping of the paravertebral muscles, 2- Determination of the borders of cervical laminae, 3- Recognition of cervical facets, 4- Performing laminectomy, 5-Determination and removal of the ligamentum flavum, 6- Defining the cervical duramater, 7- Performing cervical foraminotomy and exposure of the cervical nerve root, and 8- Determination of disc distance. Results: The posterior cervical foraminotomy and discectomy model in sheep cadaver cervical spine was able to simulate the osseous, ligamentous, and neural stages of the surgical approach at a similar level to the human spine. Conclusion: We believe that the proposed posterior cervical foraminotomy and discectomy model can effectively simulate all steps of this surgery, thus contributing to the anatomical orientation during surgical intervention, and such studies will most likely have a positive effect on surgical interventions in general due to their contribution to the ability to recognize and use relevant instruments.