Open AccessLateral mass intra-pedicular screw fixation for subaxial cervical spines - An alternative surgical technique
Author(s) -
Kosuke Kojima,
Masayuki Ishikawa,
Takahiro Endo,
Jun Muto,
Yasuyuki Fukui,
Shunji Asamoto
Publication year - 2021
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/jcvjs.jcvjs_17_21
Subject(s) - medicine , lateral mass , fixation (population genetics) , sagittal plane , cervical spine , atlas (anatomy) , orthodontics , surgery , anatomy , population , environmental health
Lateral mass screw (LMS) and transpedicular screw (TPS) techniques are the two major options for performing posterior cervical fusion of the subaxial cervical spine. Although these two techniques can cover the vast majority of patients who require posterior fixation of the cervical spine, they are not without their limitations.