Amelioration of perioperative somatosensory evoked potentials in the surgery of injuries of the spine
Martin, F.; Madany, M.; De Peretti, F.; Argenson, C.; Schlatterer, B.; Tinsi, L.; Dolisi, C.
Revue de Chirurgie Orthopedique et Reparatrice de l'Appareil Moteur 84(2): 189-193
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-1040 PMID: 9775063 Document Number: 490835
Somatosensory evoked potentials were performed in 38 patients with traumatic spine pre, per and postoperatively. In 3 cases, the S.E.Ps altered before surgery, were improved after decompression and reduction. This S.E.Ps improvement was associated to clinical improvement. Even though this study was carried out on few cases, it shows prognosis and diagnosis value of intraoperative S.E.Ps in traumatic spine surgery.