title: Use of Halifax interlaminar clamps for posterior C1-C2 arthrodesis.
abstract: Eight patients with atlantoaxial instability secondary to trauma or rheumatoid arthritis were treated with posterior C1-C2 arthrodesis using the Halifax interlaminar clamp and autogenous bone graft or methylmethacrylate. Thus far, with an average follow-up of 6 months, satisfactory stability has been achieved with no instrument failure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois.
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Cybulski
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Stone
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Crowell
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Rifai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gandhi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Glick
mesh_terms: D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods