Ventral Slot Surgery for Intervertebral Disc Disease

A ventral slot is a partial corpectomy of two adjacent vertebral bodies and the corresponding intervertebral disc to gain access to the ventral spinal canal

Ten cadavers were studied to compare the accessibility of cervical vertebral canal with conventional standard ventral slot and modified

ventral slot Neurosurgeons performed a ventral slot surgery at C2-C3, opening the neighboring disc spaces The procedure partially removes bone and disc

ventral slot dog Abstract: Ten cadavers were studied to compare the accessibility of cervical vertebral canal with conventional standard ventral slot