Posterior stabilization at the cervicothoracic junction: A biomechanical study

Spine

Volumn 27, Issue 24, 2002, Pages 2763-2770

  Kreshak, Jennifer L ^a   Kim, Daniel H ^b   Lindsey, Derek P ^c   Kam, Andrew C ^d   Panjabi, Manohar M ^a   Yerby, Scott A ^c,e,f  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e St Francis Medical Technologies   (United States)

^f San Francisco Orthopaedic Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervicothoracic; Fixation; Instability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; THORACIC SPINE;

ADULT; AGED; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; ROTATION;

EID: 0037115173     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200212150-00005     Document Type: Article

References (46)

1. Abumi K, Kaneda K. Pedicle screw fixation for nontraumatic lesions of the cervical spine. Spine 1997;22:1853-63.
2. Albert TJ, Klein GR, Joffe D, et al. Use of cervicothoracic junction pedicle screws for reconstruction of complex cervical spine pathology. Spine 1998;23:1596-9.
3. Allen BL Jr, Ferguson RL, Lehmann TR, et al. A mechanistic classification of closed, indirect fractures and dislocations of the lower cervical spine. Spine 1982;7:1-27.
4. An HS, Coppes MA. Posterior cervical fixation for fracture and degenerative disc disease. Clin Orthop 1997;101-111.
5. An HS, Gordin R, Renner K. Anatomic considerations for plate-screw fixation of the cervical spine. Spine 1991;16(suppl):548-51.
6. An HS, Vaccaro A, Cotler JM, et al. Spinal disorders at the cervicothoracic junction. Spine 1994;19:2557-64.
7. Anderson PA, Henley MB, Grady MS, et al. Posterior cervical arthrodesis with AO reconstruction plates and bone graft. Spine 1991;16(suppl):72-9.
8. Bailey AS, Stanescu S, Yeasting RA, et al. Anatomic relationships of the cervicothoracic junction. Spine 1995;20:1431-9.
9. Bohlman HH. Acute fractures and dislocations of the cervical spine: An analysis of three hundred hospitalized patients and review of the literature. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1979;61:1119-42.
10. Brodke DS, Gollogly S, Alexander Mohr R, et al. Dynamic cervical plates: Biomechanical evaluation of load sharing and stiffness. Spine 2001;26:1324-9.
11. Bueff HU, Lotz JC, Colliou OK, et al. Instrumentation of the cervicothoracic junction after destabilization. Spine 1995;20:1789-92.
12. Chapman JR, Anderson PA, Pepin C, et al. Posterior instrumentation of the unstable cervicothoracic spine. J Neurosurg 1996;84:552-8.
13. Coe JD, Warden KE, Sutterlin CE 3rd, et al. Biomechanical evaluation of cervical spinal stabilization methods in a human cadaveric model. Spine 1989;14:1122-31.
14. Cooper PR. Posterior stabilization of the cervical spine. Clin Neurosurg 1993;40:286-320.
15. Denis F. The three column spine and its significance in the classification of acute thoracolumbar spinal injuries. Spine 1983;8:817-31.
16. Ebraheim NA, An HS, Jackson WT, et al. Internal fixation of the unstable cervical spine using posterior Roy-Camille plates: Preliminary report. J Orthop Trauma 1989;3:23-8.
17. Evans DK. Dislocations at the cervicothoracic junction. J Bone Joint Surg Br 1983;65:124-7.
18. Gill K, Paschal S, Corin J, et al. Posterior plating of the cervical spine: A biomechanical comparison of different posterior fusion techniques. Spine 1988;13:813-6.
19. Glaser JA, Whitehill R, Stamp WG, et al. Complications associated with the halo-vest: A review of 245 cases. J Neurosurg 1986;65:762-9.
20. Grubb MR, Currier BL, Stone J, et al. Biomechanical evaluation of posterior cervical stabilization after a wide laminectomy. Spine 1997;22:1948-54.
21. Heller JG, Carlson GD, Abitbol JJ, et al. Anatomic comparison of the RoyCamille and Magerl techniques for screw placement in the lower cervical spine. Spine 1991;16(suppl):552-7.
22. Heller JG, Silcox DH 3rd, Sutterlin CE 3rd. Complications of posterior cervical plating. Spine 1995;20:2442-8.
23. Kirkpatrick JS, Levy JA, Carillo J, et al. Reconstruction after multilevel corpectomy in the cervical spine: A sagittal plane biomechanical study. Spine 1999;24:1186-90; discussion 1191.
24. Kotani Y, Cunningham BW, Abumi K, et al. Biomechanical analysis of cervical stabilization systems: An assessment of transpedicular screw fixation in the cervical spine. Spine 1994;19:2529-39.
25. Ludwig SC, Kramer DL, Vaccaro AR, et al. Transpedicle screw fixation of the cervical spine. Clin Orthop 1999;77-88.
26. Lysell E. Motion in the cervical spine: An experimental study on autopsy specimens. Acta Orthop Scand 1969;(suppl 123):1+.
27. Miller MD, Gehweiler JA, Martinez S, et al. Significant new observations on cervical spine trauma. AJR Am J Roentgenol 1978;130:659-63.
28. Moroney SP, Schultz AB, Miller JA, et al. Load-displacement properties of lower cervical spine motion segments. J Biomech 1988;21:769-79.
29. Nichols CG, Young DH, Schiller WR. Evaluation of cervicothoracic junction injury. Ann Emerg Med 1987;16:640-2.
30. Panjabi MM, Brand RA Jr, White AA. Three-dimensional flexibility and stiffness properties of the human thoracic spine. J Biomech 1976;9:185-92.
31. Panjabi MM, Duranceau J, Goel V, et al. Cervical human vertebrae: Quantitative three-dimensional anatomy of the middle and lower regions. Spine 1991;16:861-9.
32. Panjabi MM, Krag MH, White AA 3rd, et al. Effects of preload on load displacement curves of the lumbar spine. Orthop Clin North Am 1977;8:181-92.
33. Panjabi MM, Takata K, Goel V, et al. Thoracic human vertebrae: Quantitative three-dimensional anatomy. Spine 1991;16:888-901.
34. Pelker RR, Duranceau JS, Panjabi MM. Cervical spine stabilization: A threedimensional, biomechanical evaluation of rotational stability, strength, and failure mechanisms. Spine 1991;16:117-22.
35. Rogers WA. Treatment of fracture-dislocation of the cervical spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1942;24:245-58.
36. Rogers WA. Fractures and dislocations of the cervical spine. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1957;39:341-76.
37. Roy-Camille R, Saillant G, Mazel C. Internal fixation of the unstable cervical spine by a posterior osteosynthesis with plates and screws. In: Shork MM, ed. The Cervical Spine. 2nd Ed. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott, 1989:390-403.
38. Sapkas GS, Stathakopoulos DP, Chronopoulos E, et al. Neglected complete fracture-dislocation at the cervico-thoracic level without neurological deficit. Injury 1998;29:385-9.
39. Shea M, Edwards WT, White AA, et al. Variations of stiffness and strength along the human cervical spine [see comments]. J Biomech 1991;24:95-107.
40. Sutterlin CE, McAfee PC, Warden KE, et al. A biomechanical evaluation of cervical spinal stabilization methods in a bovine model: Static and cyclical loading. Spine 1988;13:795-802.
41. Ulrich C, Woersdoerfer O, Kalff R, et al. Biomechanics of fixation systems to the cervical spine. Spine 1991;16(suppl):4-9.
42. Ulrich C, Worsdorfer O, Claes L, et al. Comparative study of the stability of anterior and posterior cervical spine fixation procedures. Arch Orthop Trauma Surg 1987;106:226-31.
43. Vaccaro AR, Cook CM, McCullen G, et al. Cervical trauma: Rationale for selecting the appropriate fusion technique. Orthop Clin North Am 1998;29:745-54.
44. Vaccaro R, Conant RF, Hilibrand AS, et al. A plate-rod device for treatment of cervicothoracic disorders: Comparison of mechanical testing with established cervical spine in vitro load testing data [In Process Citation]. J Spinal Disord 2000;13:350-5.
45. White AA, Panjabi MM. Kinematics of the spine. In: Clinical Biomechanics of the Spine, 2nd Ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1990:100-2.
46. Whitehill R, Richman JA, Glaser JA. Failure of immobilization of the cervical spine by the halo vest: A report of five cases. J Bone Joint Surg Am 1986;68:326-32.