کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3061619 1187475 2009 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Occipitocervical fusion using a hook and rod system between cervical levels C2 and C3
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علم عصب شناسی عصب شناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Occipitocervical fusion using a hook and rod system between cervical levels C2 and C3
چکیده انگلیسی

We aimed to evaluate the clinical utility and safety of the hook and rod method for occipitocervical fusion. Eleven consecutive patients (3 males, 8 females; 50–78 years old, average 63.8 years; 16–77 months follow-up, average 33.7 months) with unstable lesions at the craniocervical junction who underwent occipitocervical fusion using a hook and rod system were examined. A Compact Cotrel-Dubousset cervical system (Sofamor-Danek, Memphis TN, USA) was used in all patients. The claw mechanism was applied bilaterally between the hook on the C2 lamina and the hook on the C3 inferior articular process. No complications occurred during surgery. Solid bony fusion was obtained in all patients and no patient became clinically worse postoperatively. Occipitocervical fusion using a hook and rod system is a useful procedure that allows decompression of the spinal cord and secure spinal fusion at multiple levels simultaneously.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Clinical Neuroscience - Volume 16, Issue 7, July 2009, Pages 909–913
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