title: Posterior cervical fusion with methylmethacrylate, wire, and bone: technical note.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Medical Center, New Orleans.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Awasthi
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Voorhies
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D008768:Methylmethacrylates; D020366:Methylmethacrylate