Open AccessPosterior Stabilization with an Interlaminar Clamp in Cervical Injuries: Technical Note and Review of the Long Term Experience with the Method
Author(s) -
O. Holness Renn,
S. Huestis William,
J. Howes William,
A. Langille Roland
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1097/00006123-198403000-00010
Subject(s) - clamp , medicine , fixation (population genetics) , cervical spine , term (time) , surgery , cervical vertebrae , posterior wall , mechanical engineering , population , clamping , physics , environmental health , quantum mechanics , engineering
An alternative method of cervical fixation utilizing a stainless steel clamp is described. The clamp is applied to the adjoining laminae of involved vertebrae in those cervical dislocations and subluxations with posterior instability. The long term results of this method have been most satisfactory, as indicated by our follow-up of 51 patients treated during the last decade.