Open AccessSaradhi's single stage, anterior sequential reduction utilizing C3 for type III hangman's fracture: A novel technique
Author(s) -
Vijaya Saradhi Mudumba,
S Pavan,
Rajesh Alugolu
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_83_21
Subject(s) - medicine , reduction (mathematics) , surgery , neck pain , radiological weapon , magnetic resonance imaging , anterior cervical discectomy and fusion , radiology , cervical spine , alternative medicine , mathematics , geometry , pathology
Levine Edward's Type III Hangman's fractures are highly unstable and in absence of level 1 evidence, the treatment is individualized. A longer cantilever beam can achieve not just reduction of highly displaced fragments but can also provide a stable construct without the need of global instrumentation.