Controversies in Cervical Bone Grafting
Controversies in Cervical Bone Grafting Patrick W. Suen Long-standing controversies in cervical bone grafting revolve around the use of autograft or allograft for fusion. Patient factors, the number of levels…
When to Do Ventral versus Dorsal Decompression and Fusion in the Cervical Spine for Trauma
When to Do Ventral versus Dorsal Decompression and Fusion in the Cervical Spine for Trauma Conor Regan Moe R. Lim Trauma to the cervical spine can result in a large…
Cervical Spine Imaging in Trauma
Cervical Spine Imaging in Trauma Ishaq Y. Syed Mir Haroon Ali Ahmad N. Nassr Joon Y. Lee More than 13 million victims of blunt trauma are treated in emergency departments…
Unilateral Facet Dislocation: Surgery versus Nonoperative Treatment
Unilateral Facet Dislocation: Surgery versus Nonoperative Treatment Steven S. Lee Unilateral cervical facet dislocations are relatively uncommon injuries affecting the subaxial spine. The injury occurs through a combination of flexion…
Tandem Stenosis: Fix the Cervical Spine or Lumbar Spine First?
Tandem Stenosis: Fix the Cervical Spine or Lumbar Spine First? Shay Bess BACKGROUND DATA Tandem spinal stenosis (TSS) is defined as concomitant stenosis in the cervical and lumbar spine. However,…
Central Cord Syndrome: Acute Decompression versus Watch and Wait
Central Cord Syndrome: Acute Decompression versus Watch and Wait Kasra Rowshan Nitin N. Bhatia Central cord syndrome (CCS) is an incomplete cervical spinal cord injury, characterized by a greater loss…
Cervical Stenosis—Asymptomatic with Intrinsic Cord Change— Decompress or Watch?
Cervical Stenosis—Asymptomatic with Intrinsic Cord Change— Decompress or Watch? Andelle L. Teng Cervical spondylosis is the descriptive term for degenerative changes of the cervical spine. A combination of these progressive…
Occipital Fixation Techniques: Keel Plate versus Screws through Connectors versus Wire versus Bolt
Occipital Fixation Techniques: Keel Plate versus Screws through Connectors versus Wire versus Bolt Mukund I. Gundanna The occipitocervical junction is a challenging region to approach due to anatomical constraints, both…
The Unstable Os Odontoideum in Asymptomatic Patients: Dorsal Treatment versus Observation
The Unstable Os Odontoideum in Asymptomatic Patients: Dorsal Treatment versus Observation Alpesh A. Patel The os odontoideum has been described as an upper cervical ossicle with corticalized margins and no…
Atlantoaxial Stabilization: C1-C2 Instrumentation Techniques
Atlantoaxial Stabilization: C1-C2 Instrumentation Techniques Christopher A. Iannotti Langston T. Holly The treatment of cervical spine instability has undergone major advances in recent decades. In 1891, the era of internal…
