title: Treatment of lower cervical spinal injuries--C3 to C7.
abstract: Injuries of the lower cervical spine are categorized according to the morbid anatomy of the lesion. Most often, such injuries are successfully treated by surgery through a posterior approach. After anatomic restoration, internal fixation with plates and screws provides for stability and arthrodesis. Of 221 cases of lower cervical spine injuries, posterior stabilization was accomplished in 89%. There was no secondary displacement in 85% of cases.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtriere, Paris, France.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roy-Camille
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saillant
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Laville
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Benazet
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000601:surgery*