Abstract
In a comparative experimental biodynamic study using thirty-two human cervical spines of cadavers the primary stabilization effect of different types of spondylodesis was examined.
Whereas in flexion stress all methods showed a sufficient stability, the rotation tests proved, that in case of a dorsal instability of the lower cervical spine, posterior interlaminar wiring or anterior plate stabilization showed no reliable stabilization effect.
However, the compression clamps by Roosen and Trauschel as well as the hook-plates by Magerl are suitable dorsal stabilization methods with excellent rotation stability.
In case of dorsal instability of the lower cervical spine a posterior spondylodesis is necessary and sufficient.
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Kalff, R., Ulrich, C., Claes, L. et al. Comparative experimental biomechanical study of different types of stabilization methods of the lower cervical spine. Neurosurg. Rev. 15, 259–264 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00257802
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