Foramen cervical intervertebrale radiography

Anatomical characteristics and visibility of mental foramen and accessory mental foramen: Panoramic radiography vs. cone beam CT

BACKGROUND The mental foramen (MF) is a small foramen located in the anterolateral region of the mandible through which the mental nerve and vessels emerge. The knowledge on the anatomic characteristics and variations of MF is very important in surgical procedures involving that area. The aim of this study was two-fold: firstly, to analyze the anatomic characteristics of MF and the presence of ...

Cervical spinal cord infarct associated with patent foramen ovale.

1 Escola Superior de Ciências da Saúde da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Vitória (EMESCAM), Vitória ES, Brazil; 2 Programa de Pós-graduação em Neurociências, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Belo Horizonte MG, Brazil. Correspondence: Renan Barros Domingues; Rua Prof. Almeida Cousin 125 / sala 1309; 29050-565 Vitória ES Brasil; E-mail: [email protected] Conflict of interes...

Traction for radiography of the lower cervical spine.

New traction device for radiography of the lower cervical spine.

Severe injuries to the lower cervical spine may be overlooked when the shoulders obscure this area in the lateral view. This is a familiar clinical problem and generally it is handled by pulling downward on the arms to lower the shoulders [1 -5]. One of us (D . S.) conceived a simple device with which the patient himself exerts the traction by extending his legs . This innovation has certain ad...

Improved lateral cervical spine radiography through halo traction device.

Patients with instability of the cervical spine due to trauma, neoplasm, infection, or surgery wear halo traction devices for prolonged periods of time. While providing the requisite distraction and stability, the four post frame of this device frequently frustrates attempts to monitor the progress of healing with sequential radiographs in the following ways: (1) the metal frame and wide plasti...