The lasso technique for posterior C1-C2 fusion

Neurosurgery

Volumn 61, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2007, Pages

  Klimo Jr , Paul ^a   Binning, Mandy ^a   Brockmeyer, Douglas L ^a   Apfelbaum, Ronald I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Fusion; Lasso technique; Posterior cervical

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LASSO TECHNIQUE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; SPINE MALFORMATION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT FAILURE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; SPINAL FUSION; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34548685402     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000289721.04836.b4     Document Type: Article

References (23)

1. Brockmeyer DL: A bone and cable girth-hitch technique for atlantoaxial fusion in pediatric patients. Technical note. J Neurosurg 97:400-402, 2002.
2. Brooks AL, Jenkins EB: Atlanto-axial arthrodesis by the wedge compression method. J Bone Joint Surg Am 60:279-284, 1978.
3. Cornefjord M, Henriques T, Alemany M, Olerud C: Posterior atlanto-axial fusion with the Olerud Cervical Fixation System for odontoid fractures and C1-C2 instability in rheumatoid arthritis. Eur Spine J 12:91-96, 2003.
4. Dickman CA, Sonntag VK: Posterior C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial arthrodesis. Neurosurgery 43:275-281, 1998.
5. Dickman CA, Sonntag VK: Surgical management of atlantoaxial nonunions. J Neurosurg 83:248-253, 1995.
6. Dickman CA, Sonntag VK, Papadopoulos SM, Hadley MN: The interspinous method of posterior atlantoaxial arthrodesis. J Neurosurg 74:190-198, 1991.
7. ElSaghir H, Boehm H, Greiner-Perth R: Mini-open approach combined with percutaneous transarticular screw fixation for C1-C2 fusion. Neurosurg Rev 28:59-63, 2005.
8. Floyd T, Grob D: Translaminar screws in the atlas. Spine 25:2913-2915, 2000.
9. Gluf WM, Brockmeyer DL: Atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation: A review of surgical indications, fusion rate, complications, and lessons learned in 67 pediatric patients. J Neurosurg Spine 2:164-169, 2005.
10. Gluf WM, Schmidt MH, Apfelbaum RI: Atlantoaxial transarticular screw fixation: Areview of surgical indications, fusion rate, complications, and lessons learned in 191 adult patients. J Neurosurg Spine 2:155-163, 2005.
11. Goel A, Desai KI, Muzumdar DP: Atlantoaxial fixation using plate and screw method: A report of 160 treated patients. Neurosurgery 51:1351-1357, 2002.
12. Griswold DM, Albright JA, Schiffman E, Johnson R, Southwick WO: Atlantoaxial fusion for instability. J Bone Joint Surg (Am) 60:285-292, 1978.
13. Grob D, Bremerich FH, Dvorak J, Mannion AF: Transarticular screw fixation for osteoarthritis of the atlanto axial segment. Eur Spine J 15:283-291, 2006.
14. Haid RW Jr: C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation: Technical aspects. Neurosurgery 49:71-74, 2001.
15. Haid RW Jr, Subach BR, McLaughlin MR, Rodts GE Jr, Wahlig JB Jr: C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability: A 6-year experience. Neurosurgery 49:65-70, 2001.
16. Harms J, Melcher RP: Posterior C1-C2 fusion with polyaxial screw and rod fixation. Spine 26:2467-2471, 2001.
17. Hein C, Richter HP, Rath SA: Atlantoaxial screw fixation for the treatment of isolated and combined unstable Jefferson fractures - experiences with 8 patients. Acta Neurochir (Wien) 144:1187-1192, 2002.
18. Jeanneret B, Magerl F: Primary posterior fusion C1/2 in odontoid fractures: Indications, technique, and results of transarticular screw fixation. J Spinal Disord 5:464-475, 1992.
19. Levy ML, McComb JG: C1-C2 fusion in children with atlantoaxial instability and spinal cord compression: Technical note. Neurosurgery 38:211-216, 1996.
20. Marcotte P, Dickman CA, Sonntag VK, Karahalios DG, Drabier J: Posterior atlantoaxial facet screw fixation. J Neurosurg 79:234-237, 1993.
21. Mixter SJ, Osgood RB: Traumatic lesions of the atlas and axis. Ann Surg 51:193-207, 1910.
22. Naderi S, Crawford NR, Song GS, Sonntag VK, Dickman CA: Biomechanical comparison of C1-C2 posterior fixations. Cable, graft, and screw combinations. Spine 23:1946-1956, 1998.
23. Nakagawa T, Yone K, Sakou T, Yanase M: Occipitocervical fusion with C1 laminectomy in children. Spine 22:1209-1214, 1997.