title: Anterior locking screw plate fixation for cervical spondylosis.
abstract: Thirty consecutive patients with significant cervical spondylotic myelopathy or radiculopathy were treated with anterior decompression, autologous iliac crest graft, and titanium hollow screw plate (THSP). Eight patients had 1 previous surgery, and 1 patient had 2 previous surgeries. Satisfactory fixation was achieved intraoperatively in all instances. At time of final follow-up, graft incorporation was noted in all instances. There were 4 complications: 2 superficial infections, treated nonoperatively; 1 case of dysphagia, which resolved; and 1 case of spasmodic torticollis, which resolved. The THSP system allowed immediate stabilization of the involved cervical levels and facilitated reliable fusion.
authors.affiliation: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA.
authors.forename: Kyu Y
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Todd E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Siff
authors.forename: Michael H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Heggeness
authors.forename: Stephen I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Esses
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000601:surgery*; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium