Double Plate Occipitocervical Fusion After Failed Posterior Fusion C 1-2 With Wiring.
10.4184/jkss.2004.11.2.121
- Author:
Kyu Yeol LEE
1
;
Myung Jin LEE
;
Wook KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Dong-A University, Busan, Korea. gylee@mail.donga.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Mesenchymal stem cell;
disc cell;
TGF-b1;
adenovirus;
gene therapy
- MeSH:
Adenoviridae;
Adult;
Female;
Follow-Up Studies;
Genetic Therapy;
Humans;
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells;
Neck;
Neck Pain;
Odontoid Process;
Wound Infection
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Spine Surgery
2004;11(2):121-124
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
A 31-year-old female complained of neck pain and limitation in neck motion. She had a 3 month history of treatment with Halovest at another hospital for a fracture of the odontoid process due to a car accident. The patient complained of persistent pain and limitation in neck motion following the cessation of Halovest. A dynamic radiograph demonstrated instability on C1-2 and she underwent a posterior cervical fusion with wiring. A wound infection developed, and loosening of the wire and lysis of the posterior arch at C1-2 were seen on a follow up plain radiograph 2 months postoperatively. She was transferred to our hospital where she underwent occipitocervical fusion with a double plate after control of the infection. There were rigid fixations of the plate and bone union on a follow up radiograph 24 months postoperatively.
