title: [Treatment of bilateral cervical facet dislocation by reduction through anterior distraction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the effect of reduction through anterior distraction in treatment of bilateral cervical facet dislocation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Twenty-one patients with bilateral cervical facet dislocation underwent leverage reduction through anterior distraction, interbody fusion, and internal fixation. Follow-up lasted 16 months (4 months to 5 years).
  
  
  RESULTS
  All of the 21 patients got reduction of cervical facet dislocation and bony fusion. The neurological deficiency in 4 of the 21 patients improved.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Simple and safe, reduction through anterior distraction is effective in treatment of bilateral cervical facet dislocation with reliable fusion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopedics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
authors.forename: Hai-long
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Xiao-jian
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Jun-ming
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Jia-shun
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lian-shun
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Jia
authors.forename: De-yu
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Bin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Wen
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Yuan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000601:surgery*