The Spine Journal
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 360-362 , May 2004

Use of somatosensory evoked potentials to detect peripheral ischemia and potential injury resulting from positioning of the surgical patient: case reports and discussion

Received 6 November 2002 ,Accepted 5 August 2003.

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☆ FDA device/drug status: not applicable.Nothing of value received from a commercial entity related to this research.

PII: S1529-9430(03)00492-3

doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2003.08.023

The Spine Journal
Volume 4, Issue 3 , Pages 360-362 , May 2004

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