Open AccessPosterior transpedicular screw fixation of subaxial vertebrae: Accuracy rates and safety of mini-laminotomy technique
Author(s) -
Erhan Çelikoğlu,
Ali Börekci,
Ali Fatih Ramazanoğlu,
Dilber Ayçiçek Çeçen,
Abdullah Karakoç,
Pınar Kuru Bektaşoğlu
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
asian journal of neurosurgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2248-9614
DOI - 10.4103/ajns.ajns_178_17
Subject(s) - medicine , laminotomy , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , laminectomy , population , spinal cord , environmental health , psychiatry
Posterior cervical transpedicular screw fixation has the strongest resistance to pullout forces compared with other posterior fixation systems. Here, we present a case on the use of this technique combined with a mini-laminotomy technique, which serves as a guide for accurate insertion of posterior cervical transpedicular screws.