The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities

Volume: 30 Number: 3 September 11, 2006
  • Mahmut Kis
  • İ. Benli
  • Erbil Aydin
  • Mert Tuzuner
  • Serdar Akalin
  • Murat Bavbek
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The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities

Abstract

The stability of cervical vertebral column is provisional for vital functions. If there is an instability the only solution is surgical stabilization. This study consists of one case of spinal tuberculosis, one case of eosinophilic granuloma and nineteen cases of fracture-dislocation that caused instability at the cervical column. The mean age was 31.1 years with a female/male ratio of 11/10. The mean follow up was 22.4±8.6 months. The cervical instability was confirmed clinically and radiologically in addition to computerized tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging tests. The White score of stability was 9.1±4.2 and the mean anterior displacement rate was 71.2% preoperatively while the stretching test was positive in all patients. Anterior displacement was corrected 100% and the stretching test became negative after the operation. The stability score was found to be 2.3±1.7 postoperatively. Three of the eight patients with neurological deficit improved while five of them remained unchanged. These findings concluded that anterior fusion and titanium plating provides rigid fixation, early rehabilitation and mobilization and definite stability in subaxial cervical instabilities.

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Mahmut Kis This is me

İ. Benli This is me

Erbil Aydin This is me

Mert Tuzuner This is me

Serdar Akalin This is me

Murat Bavbek This is me

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September 11, 2006

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March 6, 2014

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Year 1996 Volume: 30 Number: 3

APA
Kis, M., Benli, İ., Aydin, E., Tuzuner, M., Akalin, S., & Bavbek, M. (2006). The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 30(3), 309-314. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v30i3.1999
AMA
1.Kis M, Benli İ, Aydin E, Tuzuner M, Akalin S, Bavbek M. The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;30(3):309-314. doi:10.3944/aott.v30i3.1999
Chicago
Kis, Mahmut, İ. Benli, Erbil Aydin, Mert Tuzuner, Serdar Akalin, and Murat Bavbek. 2006. “The Results of Anterior Fusion and Titanium Plating in the Treatment of Subaxial Cervical Instabilities”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 30 (3): 309-14. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v30i3.1999.
EndNote
Kis M, Benli İ, Aydin E, Tuzuner M, Akalin S, Bavbek M (September 1, 2006) The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 30 3 309–314.
IEEE
[1]M. Kis, İ. Benli, E. Aydin, M. Tuzuner, S. Akalin, and M. Bavbek, “The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 309–314, Sept. 2006, doi: 10.3944/aott.v30i3.1999.
ISNAD
Kis, Mahmut - Benli, İ. - Aydin, Erbil - Tuzuner, Mert - Akalin, Serdar - Bavbek, Murat. “The Results of Anterior Fusion and Titanium Plating in the Treatment of Subaxial Cervical Instabilities”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 30/3 (September 1, 2006): 309-314. https://doi.org/10.3944/aott.v30i3.1999.
JAMA
1.Kis M, Benli İ, Aydin E, Tuzuner M, Akalin S, Bavbek M. The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006;30:309–314.
MLA
Kis, Mahmut, et al. “The Results of Anterior Fusion and Titanium Plating in the Treatment of Subaxial Cervical Instabilities”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 30, no. 3, Sept. 2006, pp. 309-14, doi:10.3944/aott.v30i3.1999.
Vancouver
1.Mahmut Kis, İ. Benli, Erbil Aydin, Mert Tuzuner, Serdar Akalin, Murat Bavbek. The results of anterior fusion and titanium plating in the treatment of subaxial cervical instabilities. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2006 Sep. 1;30(3):309-14. doi:10.3944/aott.v30i3.1999