Differences between Cervical Schwannomas of the Anterior and Posterior Nerve Roots in Relation to the Incidence of Postoperative Radicular Dysfunction.

CONCLUSIONS: Appropriate tumor removal improved the neurological symptoms. In this study, the incidence of radicular dysfunction was higher in patients who underwent resection of anterior nerve root tumors than in patients who underwent resection of posterior nerve root tumors. PMID: 25901239 [PubMed]

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25901239?dopt=Abstract

Source: Asian Spine Journal - November 19, 2015 Category: Orthopaedics Tags: Asian Spine J Source Type: research