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WORLD JOURNAL OF ORTHOPEDICS
Volume 7, Issue 10, Pages 695-699Publisher
BAISHIDENG PUBLISHING GROUP INC
DOI: 10.5312/wjo.v7.i10.695
Keywords
Laminar screw; Instrumentation; Subaxial cervical spine
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- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [15K10413] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Although laminar screw fixation is often used at the C2 and C7 levels, only few previous case reports have presented the use of laminar screws at the C3-C6 levels. Here, we report a novel fixation method involving the use of practical laminar screws in the subaxial spine. We used laminar screws in the subaxial cervical spine in two cases to prevent vertebral artery injury and in one case to minimize exposure of the lamina. This laminar screw technique was successful in all three cases with adequate spinal rigidity, which was achieved without complications. The use of laminar screws in the subaxial cervical spine is a useful option for posterior fusion of the cervical spine.
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