Surgical Techniques Flashcards
1
Q
Goals of Surgery
A
- Decompress Neural Elements
- Fixation or Stabilization of patent pathology
- Restore alignment
2
Q
Direct Decompression
A
Remove the structure causing compression
3
Q
Indirect Decompression
A
Using something else to alleviate the pressure, ie spacer to graft
4
Q
3 Correlative means to determine patient pathology
A
Imaging
Patient description
Patient exam
