Abstract:Objective: The aim of this study was to identify the feasibility of using palpation of the lowest point of the rib in the posterior axillary line to identify the segment of the spine during spinal surgery.
Methods: Three orthopedic surgeons examined 101 patients and determined, by blind palpation, the lowest point of the ribs that could be reached at the posterior axillary line, placed a radiolucent marker, made a plumb line through this point and intersected it at one point C. From this point, a line was made… Show more
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