title: The C1 claw device: a new instrument for C1-C2 fusion.
abstract: A new fixation device for C1-C2 fusion is presented. It consists of a claw construct for the C1 arch that is rigidly attached to C1-C2 transarticular screws to form an instrument that combines anterior and posterior fixation in the same construct. The new device was successfully applied in a case with failed C1-C2 fusion that was initially stabilized with transarticular screws alone, where the usual posterior wiring was omitted due to a defect of the posterior C1 arch.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden. sven.olerud@telia.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Olerud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Olerud
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation*