PakMediNet Discussion Forum : Surgery : cervical scoliosis
cervical scoliosisif there is any orthopaedic surgeon here ,i wonder if i can get some tip,does cervico-thoracic scoliosis cause stretching of the recurrent laryngeal nerves in the neck causing hoarse voice,are any cases reported,if yes can i get some tips about the articles,does spinal corrective surgery plays a role in this,are there any articles ?thank you.
Posted by: drziarizviPosts: 26 :: 08-09-2002 :: | Reply to this Message
Re: cervical scoliosis
The best approach for any corrective surgery for Scoliosis should be to monitor spontaneous EMG of the recurrent laryngeal nerves along with Spinal SSEP (Somatosensory Evoked Potentials) and TCeMEP (Tran Cranial electrical Motor Evoked Potentials).
This Neurophysiological Monitoring will add benefit by monitoring the Sensory (dorsal columns) and Motor pathways (lateral and ventral corticospinal tracts) of the spinal cord which are at risk during any corrective surgeries on the spinal cord.
[Edited by jahangiri on 01-22-2005 at 09:06 AM GMT]
Posted by: jahangiriPosts: 4 :: 22-01-2005 :: | Reply to this Message