Open AccessComparative outcome analysis of lateral mass fixation and trans-facet fixation with posterior decompression in the management of cervical spondylotic myelopathy: An institutional experience
Author(s) -
Vijay Kumar,
DeepakKumar Singh,
Kuldeep Yadav,
Mohammad Kaif,
PreveshKumar Sharma
Publication year - 2022
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_51_22
Subject(s) - medicine , fixation (population genetics) , lateral mass , surgery , decompression , laminectomy , orthopedic surgery , facet joint , lumbar , spinal cord , cervical spine , population , psychiatry , environmental health
Posterior subaxial cervical fusion with lateral mass screw and rod instrumentation is a well-established fixation technique. Subaxial transarticular facet fixation is a lesser known fusion technique that has been shown to be biomechanically equivalent to lateral mass screws. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of cervical decompressive laminectomy with lateral mass fixation compared with decompressive laminectomy with trans-facet fixation.