Variations of transverse foramina in cervical vertebrae: what happens to the vertebral artery?
Aristeidis Hristos ZibisVasileios D MitrousiasNikolaos GalanakisNikoletta ChalampalakiDimitrios ArvanitisApostolos KarantanasPublished in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2018)
Vertebral artery injury is not common but may be a disastrous complication during cervical spine surgery. Proper preoperative planning is essential for any surgeon and exact knowledge of the anatomy in each patient is essential. This study strongly recommends the preoperative use of a CTa when suspicion of a variation is present and implied by a foramen variation. These slides can be retrieved under Electronic Supplementary Material.