Posterior cervical fusion with methylmethacrylate, wire, and bone: technical note.
Surgical stabilization of non-neoplastic spinal lesions with methylmethacrylate and wire remains a controversial issue. In this report we offer a method of posterior cervical arthrodesis that combines using midline wire and acrylic with a lateral bony fusion. This construct allows for immediate as well as long-term stability. The technique is simple and safe, requires no special instrumentation, and is also easily extended to include the occipital bone. Rigid postoperative external immobilization is not required.
Awasthi
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Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans.
Voorhies
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001843:Bone Cements; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D001864:Bone Wires; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020366:Methylmethacrylate; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D008875:Middle Aged; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*
D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate