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Surgical Anatomy of the Diaphragm in the Anterolateral Approach to the Spine a Cadaveric Study ORIGINAL ARTICLE Surgical Anatomy of the Diaphragm in the Anterolateral Approach to the Spine A Cadaveric Study Ali A. Baaj, MD,* Kyriakos Papadimitriou, MD,w Anubhav G. Amin, BA,w Ryan M. Kretzer, MD,w Jean-Paul Wolinsky, MD,w and Ziya L. Gokaslan, MDw infections at the thoracolumbar junction. The goals of the Study Design: Laboratory cadaveric study. operation include decompression of neural elements, re- Objective: To delineate the pertinent surgical anatomy of the dia- storation of vertebral height and alignment, and stabili- phragm during access to the anterolateral thoracolumbar junction. zation. Both the traditional thoracoabdominal and the minimally invasive lateral approaches necessitate mobi- Summary of Background Data: The general anatomy of the lization of the thoracic diaphragm.1–3 Although vascular thoracic diaphragm is well described. The specific surgical or thoracic access surgeons have traditionally assisted anatomy as it pertains to the lateral and thoracoabdominal with this part of the procedure, it remains paramount for approaches to the thoracolumbar junction is not well described. the primary spine surgeon to understand the relevant Methods: Dissections were performed on adult fresh cadaveric anatomy and techniques associated with mobilizing the specimens. Special attention was paid to the diaphragmatic attach- thoracic diaphragm. The goal of this work was to delin- ments to the lower rib cage and to the spinal thoracolumbar junction. eate the pertinent surgical anatomy of the diaphragm during access to the anterolateral thoracolumbar junc- Results: The pertinent diaphragmatic attachments to the rib cage tion. Our goal was also to provide clinical pearls based on are at the 11th and 12th ribs. Whether the diaphragm is incised our experience with the anterolateral thoracoabdominal or mobilized ventrally, the pertinent spinal attachments are the approach. lateral and medial arcuate ligaments. Identifying and sectioning these structures allows for direct access to the thoracolumbar junction, particularly the L1 vertebral body. METHODS Fresh adult cadaveric specimens were used in this Conclusions: An understanding of the diaphragmatic-costal and study. Dissections were performed at the VISTA cadav- diaphragmatic-spinal attachments is key for the safe and effec- eric surgical training facility in Baltimore; no external or tive implementation of diaphragm mobilization during the lat- industry funding was used for this study. Five total sides eral and thoracoabdominal approaches to the spine. were examined. Dissections were carried out using the Key Words: diaphragm, thoracolumbar junction, thoraco- standard flank, thoracoabdominal approach. Special at- abdominal approach tention was paid to the lower rib cage (ribs 10–12) and the diaphragmatic attachments at this level. The diaphragm (J Spinal Disord Tech 2014;27:220–223) was then mobilized ventrally and/or incised to expose the deeper diaphragmatic-spinal attachments. The relation- ship of the diaphragmatic-costal and diaphragmatic-spinal he anterolateral or thoracoabdominal approach is an attachments was recorded and images were obtained. Teffective, if not definitive, route for decompression and stabilization in cases of trauma, tumors, and RESULTS Received for publication April 25, 2013; accepted June 12, 2013. The diaphragm has several pertinent costal and From the *Division of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of spinal attachments as the anterolateral corridor to the Medicine, Tucson, AZ; and wDepartment of Neurosurgery, Johns thoracolumbar junction is developed. The significant di- Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. aphragmatic-costal attachments are at the undersurface Z.L.G. is a receiver of a Depuy/Johnson and Johnson-research grant; of the 11th and 12th ribs (Fig. 1). The attachment to the Spinal Kinetics—Stock options; US Spine—Stock options. AOSpine North America—Fellowship Support; NREF—Fellowship Support. 12th rib in fact provides the lateral-most point of sepa- Z.L.G.: AO North America, AO Spine/North America, NREF, ration between the thoracic and retroperitoneal cavities DePuy. (Fig. 2). As the diaphragm is detached from these lower Reprints: Ali A. Baaj, MD, Division of Neurosurgery, Arizona Health ribs and is reflected ventrally, the lateral and medial Science Center, 1501 N. Campbell Ave., Office Room Number 4303, PO Box 245070; Tucson, Arizona 85724-5070 (e-mail:abaaj@ arcuate ligaments are exposed (Figs. 3, 4). The medial surgery.arizona.edu). arcuate ligament is a fascial band that arcs over the psoas Copyright r 2013 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins muscle with a medial insertion at the L1 vertebral body 220 | www.jspinaldisorders.com J Spinal Disord Tech Volume 27, Number 4, June 2014 J Spinal Disord Tech Volume 27, Number 4, June 2014 Surgical Anatomy of the Diaphragm FIGURE 3. The lateral arcuate ligament (arrow) directly medial to the diaphragmatic-costal attachments. Note the FIGURE 1. Diaphragmatic-costal attachments at the 11th and attachments to the L1 transverse process medially and the 12th ribs. 12th rib laterally. This ligament overlies the quadratus lum- borum muscle. (it interdigitates with the respective crus) and a lateral It is comprised of a central, noncontractile fibrous tendon insertion is the same-level transverse process. The lateral centrally (composed of 3 leaflets: right, left, and middle) and arcuate ligament, in contrast, arcs over the quadratus 2 major muscular portions: the costal and crural diaphragm. lumborum muscle. Its medial insertion is the L1 trans- An additional minor muscular portion is the sternal part of verse process and its lateral insertion is the 12th rib. the diaphragm.4,5 The diaphragm houses 3 apertures: aortic Complete access to the entire thoracolumbar junction hiatus at T12, the esophageal hiatus at T10, and the caval (T11–L2) requires (1) undermining the deep medial and hiatus at T8 through which the vena cava runs. The aortic lateral arcuate ligaments and (2) either incising the dia- hiatus transmits the aorta, the aortic plexus, the thoracic phragm superficially or deflecting it ventrally after duct, lymphatic vessels that descend from the thorax to the detaching the costal attachments. cisterna chili,6 and usually the azygos vein. The esophageal hiatus transmits the esophagus, the anterior and posterior vagal nerve trunks, and the phrenicoabdominal (sensory) DISCUSSION branch of the left phrenic nerve (eventually supplying the General Anatomy pancreas and peritoneum). Ventrally, the esophageal hiatus The diaphragm is a dome-shaped musculoaponeurotic is walled by muscle fibers that aide in the closure of the structure that (1) serves as an important respiratory muscle caudal end of the esophagus. and (2) separates the thoracic and the abdominal cavities. FIGURE 4. The medial arcuate ligament (arrow) directly FIGURE 2. Diaphragmatic-costal attachment to the 12th rib medial to the lateral arcuate ligament. Note the attachments (cut). Note distinct separation of the chest and abdominal to the L1 vertebral body medially and the L1 transverse cavities at this level. process laterally. This ligament overlies the psoas muscle. r 2013 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins www.jspinaldisorders.com | 221 Baaj et al J Spinal Disord Tech Volume 27, Number 4, June 2014 Muscular Parts of the Diaphragm The thoracic and abdominal surfaces of the diaphragm The diaphragm is a striated skeletal muscle con- have a rich lymphatic system accompanying the blood sisting of 2 major parts: the muscular, which is radiating vessels.8–10 outward, and the central, noncontractile tendinous part. It has 3 components, which originate from the sternum Innervation ventrally, lumbar spine dorsally, and ribs laterally (pars Motor and sensory innervations are supplied by the lumbaris, pars costalis, and pars stanlis). The lumbar phrenic nerve and the sixth or seventh intercostal nerves. (crural) diaphragm project toward the anterolateral as- The right and left phrenic nerves originate in the cervical pect of L1 to L3, whereas muscle fibers of the costal di- plexus (mainly the fourth cervical nerve roots, with lesser aphragm project from the central tendon to the upper contributions from the third and fifth roots) and run margins of the lower 6 ribs and the xiphoid process of the craniocaudally, passing anterior to the hilum of the lungs, sternum. in close proximity to the pericardium along with the The lumbar (crural) part of the diaphragm forms pericardiophrenic artery and veins where they provide the right and the left crura along the lumbar spine, and it pericardial branches. Understanding the distribution of is the most powerful part of the diaphragm. The right crus the phrenic nerves is important if the diaphragm is to is larger than the left crus, and it overlies the middle part be incised during surgery. Diaphragmatic branches of of the central tendon on both sides. The right crus arises the phrenic nerves are typically deep and central to the from the anterior surface of the lumbar vertebrae (L1–3 muscle and are not exposed on the undersurface of the on the right and L1–2 on the left). In >60% of in- diaphragm.11,12 dividuals, the right crus splits to form the esophageal hiatus.4 In the rest, the esophageal crura is derived from Surgical Pearls both crurae. It functions as a sphincter-like opening of the Mobilizing the diaphragm is necessary when ante- diaphragm. The right crus forms the ligament of Treitz rolateral access to the thoracolumbar junction is needed, inferiorly, which is attached
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