2007
THE USE OF RIGID INTERNAL FIXATION IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS
Kwon BK, Vaccaro AR, Grauer JN, Beiner JM. THE USE OF RIGID INTERNAL FIXATION IN THE SURGICAL MANAGEMENT OF CERVICAL SPONDYLOSIS. Neurosurgery 2007, 60: s1-118. PMID: 17204872, DOI: 10.1227/01.neu.0000249222.57709.59.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRigid internal fixationCervical spineInternal fixationLateral mass screwsCervical spondylosisSurgical managementPedicle screwsAnterior cervical plating systemsAnterior cervical reconstructionRegional anatomyPosterior cervical spineSubaxial cervical spineAdditional posterior fixationInternal fixation techniquesCervical reconstructionAnterior fixationInternal fixation systemPosterior fixationPosterior columnMultilevel fusionSpine surgeonsImmediate stabilityRigid fixationDegenerative disordersFixation techniques
2004
Morphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography
Kwon BK, Song F, Morrison WB, Grauer JN, Beiner JM, Vaccaro AR, Hilibrand AS, Albert TJ. Morphologic Evaluation of Cervical Spine Anatomy with Computed Tomography. Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication 2004, 17: 102-107. PMID: 15260091, DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200404000-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAP diameterVertebral bodyLongus coli muscleSmaller AP diameterCervical spine anatomyComputed tomography studyVertebral body widthCervical reconstructionCervical disordersCervical spineAnteroposterior diameterComputed tomographyMedial borderMorphologic evaluationCT scanningAnatomic parametersTomography studyAdjacent endplatesSpine anatomyOsseous detailMalesFemalesAnterior marginPatientsWidespread use