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Posterior Cervical Spinal Implants

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Cervical spine instability, either overt or covert, may be treated by instrumental stabilization through dorsal approach or in combination with ventral procedures. Knowledge of precise anatomy of muscles and ligaments that give stability to the spinal column is important. It is also important to know the orientation and course of the blood vessels as well as nerves in order to stop further damage to the neural elements and also to find out the vitality of the tissues. Minor instabilities may be taken care of with the application of metal wires and cables but these are weak constructs. Introduction of screw and rod system that fixes through lateral masses and cervical spine pedicles has revolutionized the techniques of posterior cervical instrumentation. However proper training and learning of the principles and approaches are important.

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  1. ILS Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Dinesh Kumar Jaiswal

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  1. NH Narayana Superspeciality and Multispeciality Hospitals, Howrah, West Bengal, India

    Arindam Banerjee

  2. Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Peter Biberthaler

  3. Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India

    Saseendar Shanmugasundaram

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  1. AMRI Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Chinmay Nath

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Jaiswal, D.K. (2023). Posterior Cervical Spinal Implants. In: Banerjee, A., Biberthaler, P., Shanmugasundaram, S. (eds) Handbook of Orthopaedic Trauma Implantology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7540-0_106

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