Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is currently considered the definitive surgical treatment for symptomatic single-level degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine. The goals of ACDF are to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves (decompression) and to restore spinal column alignment and stability. Resolution of pain and neurological symptoms may be expected in more than 8...

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) is currently considered the definitive surgical treatment for symptomatic single-level degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the cervical spine. The goals of ACDF are to relieve pressure on the spinal nerves (decompression) and to restore spinal column alignment and stability. Resolution of pain and neurological symptoms may be expected in more than 8...

Injuries to the cervical spine occur in approximately 4% of trauma patients, including 8% of patientswho are unconscious or obtunded, and 3% of alert trauma presentations. Failure in detecting cervical spine injury in an efficient and timely manner in the acute clinical setting can result in catastrophic consequences involving permanent neurologic sequelae. As a result, clinical assessment and ...

BACKGROUND Catastrophic cervical spine injuries in football are rare but tragic events. PURPOSE To update the incidence of catastrophic cervical injuries in scholastic football players and identify new injury patterns. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive epidemiology study. METHODS The authors retrospectively reviewed 196 incidents of catastrophic high school and collegiate football injuries reporte...

The aim was to examine treatment strategies after injury of the lower cervical spine (C3-T1). hypothesis that ventral spondylodesis using cages and non-angular stable plates are before locked tricortical bone graft.

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that the upper cervical spine is weaker than the lower cervical spine in pure flexion and extension bending, which may explain the propensity for upper cervical spine injuries in airbag deployments. An additional objective is to evaluate the relative strength and flexibility of the upper and lower cervical spine in an effort to better understa...

STUDY DESIGN Radiographic evaluation of cadaveric cervical spine specimens. OBJECTIVE Assess reliability and reproducibility of foraminal dimensions obtained from cervical radiographs of varying obliquity and determine optimal angles for visualizing foramina at each cervical spine level. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Oblique radiographs may be considered to assess cervical foraminal dimensions...

Cervical halter traction has been a method of gentle traction used in home care settings for selected patients with cervical radiculopathy. An active management program with cervical halter traction was initiated for patients with cervical spine injury admitted to Choma General Hospital in Zambia during the years 2000–2009. The surgical consultant on call was available to assist with early radi...

BACKGROUND The role of routine dedicated spinal imaging and immobilisation following gunshot wounds (GSW) to the head, neck or torso has been debated. The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of spinal column injury requiring stabilisation in evaluable patients following gunshot injury. METHODS A retrospective study from of a Level I trauma centre from January 1995 to December...