title: Anterior approach to the subaxial cervical spine in children: a brief review.
abstract: Although it was originally developed to address degenerative problems, including disc herniations and cervical spondylotic myelopathy in the adult population, the anterior approach to the subaxial spine has proven to be useful for select indications in the pediatric population. The authors review indications for surgery, bone grafting, and instrumentation as they pertain to children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Eli M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: Christopher M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Loftus
authors.forename: Alexander R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Vaccaro
authors.forename: Devanand A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dominique
mesh_terms: D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000601:surgery; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D013121:Spinal Curvatures / Q000601:surgery; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery