title: Pedicle subtraction osteotomy in the cervical spine.
abstract: METHODS
  Description of surgical technique with review of literature.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  To describe the surgical management of cervical spine deformity, using pedicle subtraction osteotomy.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Previous articles have primarily described Smith-Petersen osteotomies and Simmons' modifications to correct fixed cervical deformity. Those were typically performed with the patient awake and sedated in a seated position and without the use of spinal instrumentation.
  
  
  METHODS
  Description of a single surgeon's technique for performing pedicle subtraction osteotomy to treat fixed cervical deformity.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The use of pedicle subtraction osteotomy in the cervical spine is a safe and effective procedure when performed by experienced surgeons and can result in a satisfying outcome for both the patient and the surgeon.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Adam L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Wollowick
authors.forename: Michael P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Kelly
authors.forename: K Daniel
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Riew
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D019651:Plastic Surgery Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D013121:Spinal Curvatures / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*