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Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy
Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy 3-4/2003

01-08-2003 | Original Article

Topographical anatomy on the communicating branch between the spinal accessory nerve and the anterior root of the first cervical nerve

Authors: C. S. Oh, I. H. Chung, K. S. Lee

Published in: Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy | Issue 3-4/2003

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to clarify the morphological characteristics of the communicating branch between the spinal accessory nerve and the anterior root of the first cervical nerve (McKenzie branch), a structure severed during intradural selective rhizotomy for treatment of spasmodic torticollis. The right and left sides of 50 upper cervical segments of spinal cords were dissected and examined under a surgical microscope. Seven of the total 100 samples were found to have the McKenzie branch. Two types of McKenzie branch, which run close to the vertebral artery, were also identified, which might be helpful for improving the surgical results of intradural selective rhizotomy.
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Metadata
Title
Topographical anatomy on the communicating branch between the spinal accessory nerve and the anterior root of the first cervical nerve
Authors
C. S. Oh
I. H. Chung
K. S. Lee
Publication date
01-08-2003
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy / Issue 3-4/2003
Print ISSN: 0930-1038
Electronic ISSN: 1279-8517
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00276-003-0108-z

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