Treatment of Irreducible Bilateral Cervical Facet Fracture-Dislocation with a Prolapsed Disc Using a Prefixed Polyetheretherketone Cage and Plate System
Asian Spine Journal
;
: 111-114, 2013.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-21071
ABSTRACT
When anterior reduction fail in the surgical treatment of cervical bilateral facet fracture-dislocation with concomitant disc extrusion, it is necessary to perform a reduction using a posterior approach and then a third anterior procedure is often necessary to accomplish the anterior reconstruction. This presents difficulties for both patients and surgeons because of the need for frequent position changes (supine-prone-supine). The purpose of this study is to illustrate a modified surgical technique, which is anterior reduction and fixation with a prefixed polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage to a buttress plate for the treatment of irreducible bilateral cervical facet fracture-dislocation with a prolapsed disc is an enhancing technique for the stability of the interbody graft than a buttress plate alone because the PEEK cage has more fixation power and reduces both the number of position changes and the length of the operation.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Polyethylene Glycols
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Transplants
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Intervertebral Disc Displacement
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Ketones
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Spine Journal
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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