TY - JOUR
T1 - Anterior locking screw plate fixation for cervical spondylosis.
AU - Lee, Kyu Y.
AU - Siff, Todd E.
AU - Heggeness, Michael H.
AU - Esses, Stephen I.
PY - 2002/1/1
Y1 - 2002/1/1
N2 - Thirty consecutive patients with significant cervical spondylotic myelopathy or radiculopathy were treated with anterior decompression, autologous iliac crest graft, and titanium hollow screw plate (THSP). Eight patients had 1 previous surgery, and 1 patient had 2 previous surgeries. Satisfactory fixation was achieved intraoperatively in all instances. At time of final follow-up, graft incorporation was noted in all instances. There were 4 complications: 2 superficial infections, treated nonoperatively; 1 case of dysphagia, which resolved; and 1 case of spasmodic torticollis, which resolved. The THSP system allowed immediate stabilization of the involved cervical levels and facilitated reliable fusion.
AB - Thirty consecutive patients with significant cervical spondylotic myelopathy or radiculopathy were treated with anterior decompression, autologous iliac crest graft, and titanium hollow screw plate (THSP). Eight patients had 1 previous surgery, and 1 patient had 2 previous surgeries. Satisfactory fixation was achieved intraoperatively in all instances. At time of final follow-up, graft incorporation was noted in all instances. There were 4 complications: 2 superficial infections, treated nonoperatively; 1 case of dysphagia, which resolved; and 1 case of spasmodic torticollis, which resolved. The THSP system allowed immediate stabilization of the involved cervical levels and facilitated reliable fusion.
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M3 - Article
C2 - 11827227
AN - SCOPUS:0036361427
VL - 31
SP - 27
EP - 30
JO - American Journal of Orthopedics
JF - American Journal of Orthopedics
SN - 1078-4519
IS - 1
ER -