title: Operative treatment of injuries to cervical spine.
abstract: Surgery is the treatment of choice in injuries of the cervical spine. In the upper cervical spine, fractures of the dens are stabilized by anterior screw fixation. In the lower cervical spine, injuries are stabilized with short fusions.
authors.affiliation: University of Wien, Faculty of Medicine, Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Böhler
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods