Treatment of Irreducible Bilateral Cervical Facet Fracture-Dislocation with a Prolapsed Disc Using a Prefixed Polyetheretherketone Cage and Plate System.
- Author:
Kyung Jin SONG
1
;
Hun PARK
;
Kwang Bok LEE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Fracture dislocation; Cage; Anterior reduction
- MeSH: Humans; Intervertebral Disc Displacement; Ketones; Polyethylene Glycols; Transplants
- From:Asian Spine Journal 2013;7(2):111-114
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: When anterior reduction fail in the surgical treatment of cervical bilateral facet fracture-dislocation with concomitant disc extrusion, it is necessary to perform a reduction using a posterior approach and then a third anterior procedure is often necessary to accomplish the anterior reconstruction. This presents difficulties for both patients and surgeons because of the need for frequent position changes (supine-prone-supine). The purpose of this study is to illustrate a modified surgical technique, which is anterior reduction and fixation with a prefixed polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage to a buttress plate for the treatment of irreducible bilateral cervical facet fracture-dislocation with a prolapsed disc is an enhancing technique for the stability of the interbody graft than a buttress plate alone because the PEEK cage has more fixation power and reduces both the number of position changes and the length of the operation.
