ArticleNeurosurgical review2019
Safe and bloodless exposure of the third segment of the vertebral artery: a step-by-step overview based on over 50 personal cases.
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- Microanatomy and spatial analysis of the muscular triangle involving the vertebral artery's third segment.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2026Article
- Risk factors for unintentional rapid catheter advancement through the vertebral artery.Surgical neurology international · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the Anatomical Reference Point in Posterior Minimally Invasive Atlantoaxial Spine Surgery: A Cadaveric Anatomical Study.Orthopaedic surgery · 2024Article
- An anatomical investigation of the suboccipital- and inferior suboccipital triangles.Anatomy & cell biology · 2023Article
- Research on pharyngeal bacterial flora in transoral atlantoaxial operation and the postoperative follow-up study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Course of the V3 segment of the vertebral artery relative to the suboccipital triangle as an anatomical marker for a safe far lateral approach: A retrospective clinical study.Surgical neurology international · 2022Article
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Abstract
Craniovertebral junction surgery usually requires the exposure of the third segment of the vertebral artery (V3). However, the complexity of musculature, a relatively high incidence of anomalies in the course of the vertebral artery (VA), and the presence of a rich venous plexus in this region make the V3 exposure challenging with a high risk of serious complications while taking down the suboccipital muscles in a single layer. A muscle dissection in interfascial layers, however, overcomes the drawbacks inherent in a blind dissection of the V3 as each of the muscles represents substantial landmark aiding subsequent step of the procedure and thus helping identify underlying anatomical structure early and safely. Moreover, along with a bloodless VA dissection off its surrounding venous plexus, it permits a safe and comfortable V3 exposure during the surgically demanding procedures.
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