THE JOURNAL OF BONE AND JOINT SURGERY tions, including 24-hour ambulant monitoring, revealed only atrial fibrillation. Radiographs of the cervical spine showed spondylolisthesis at the C5 to C6 level. Anterior cervical interbody fusion was performed at this level; the bony changes seen at operation were similar to those described in case 1. He had no more drop attacks during the last year of hi...

Thirteen patients with fractures and/or dislocations of the middle and lower cervical spine were treated by transpedicular screw fixation using the Steffee variable screw placement system. Postoperative immobilization was either not used or simplified to short-term use of a soft neck collar. Recovery of nerve function and correction of kyphotic and/or translational deformities were satisfactory...

This study was designed to observe the clinical outcome of anterior versus posterior instrumentation in the treatment of Pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis of the lumbar spine. Twenty-three patients underwent either anterior (anterior fixation group) or posterior fixation (posterior fixation group) combined with a single-stage anterior radical debridement and had an average follow-up of 38 months...

BACKGROUND Accurate placement of pedicle screw during Anterior Transpedicular Screw fixation (ATPS) in cervical spine depends on accurate anatomical knowledge of the vertebrae. However, little is known of the morphometric characteristics of cervical vertebrae in Chinese population. METHODS Three-dimensional reconstructions of CT images were performed for 80 cases. The anatomic data and screw ...

BACKGROUND Various therapeutic approaches have been proposed for the treatment of pediatric patients with eosinophilic granuloma (EG) of the cervical spine. Our aim was to discuss and present our experience with the individualized surgical intervention of pediatric cervical EG complicated with neurologic deficits and/or spinal instability. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed the clinical data...

introduction sub axial cervical spine dislocations are common and managing these cases by closed reduction is successful in the majority of cases. however, treatment of old and neglected cases is difficult and the results may vary in terms of neurological and functional outcomes. case presentation we present two cases of traumatic bilateral cervical facet dislocation with no neurological defici...

Abstract Background The decision to treat multilevel cervical spondylotic myelopathy (MCSM) remains controversial. purpose of this study is compare the biomechanical characteristics intervertebral discs at adjacent segments and internal fixation, provide scientific experimental evidence for surgical treatment MCSM. Methods An intact C2-C7 spine model was developed validated. Four additional mod...

OBJECTIVE Cervical spondylosis and cervical disk herniation are the most frequent forms of degenerative disease in the cervical spine. Surgical treatment mainly includes anterior cervical disk fusion. However, information concerning vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) recording in patients undergoing cervical spine surgery is limited. The present prospective study aimed to investigate t...

Study Design Literature review. Objective To identify and analyze the top 100 cited articles in cervical spine surgery. Methods The Thomson Reuters Web of Knowledge was searched for citations of all articles relevant to cervical spine surgery. The number of citations, authorship, year of publication, journal of publication, country of publication, and institution were recorded for each article....

Injury to the thoracic duct during anterior cervical spine surgery is a rare occurrence. A delayed chyle leak following an elective anterior cervical spinal surgery has not been reported in the literature. We present a report of a 59-year-old female with multiple prior neck surgeries who underwent an anterior cervical corpectomy and fusion (ACCF). The patient developed a delayed thoracic duct i...