Open AccessOnly fixation for cervical spondylosis: Report of early results with a preliminary experience with 6 cases
Author(s) -
Atul Goel
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.128531
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical spondylosis , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , population , environmental health
The author reports early post-operative outcome and preliminary experience with an alternative form of treatment of cervical degenerative or spondylotic disease leading to spinal canal stenosis that involves fixation-arthrodesis of the affected spinal segment using one or two (double insurance) transarticular screws for each joint.