Stabilization of acrylic vertebral body replacement.
A simple technique of internal vertebral body screw fixation for stabilization of acrylic vertebral body replacements is described. The screw fixation prevents subluxation and rostrocaudal dislocation of the acrylic prosthesis. A case report is presented of a patient who underwent replacement of the second cervical body and odontoid with an intraoperatively molded methylmethacrylate prosthesis with rapid neurological recovery and good stabilization.
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000368:Aged; D001863:Bone Screws; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D011859:Radiography; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery
D000180:Acrylic Resins