Open AccessSub-axial cervical spine injuries: Modified Stellerman’s algorithm
Author(s) -
Arjun Shetty,
Abhishek Kini,
Deepak Muthappa
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
indian journal of orthopaedics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.434
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3727
pISSN - 0019-5413
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5413.80046
Subject(s) - medicine , corpectomy , decompression , surgery , cervical collar , facetectomy , reduction (mathematics) , fixation (population genetics) , radiological weapon , algorithm , cervical spine , laminectomy , spinal cord , population , geometry , mathematics , environmental health , psychiatry , computer science
Global fusion is recommended in sub-axial cervical spine injuries with retrolisthesis, translation rotation injuries associated with end plate or tear drop fractures. We propose a modification of Stellerman's algorithm which we have used where in patients are primarily treated via anterior decompression and fixation. Global fusion was done only in cases where post-decompression traction does not achieve reduction in cases with locked facets.