Show pageBacklinksCite current pageExport to PDFBack to top This page is read only. You can view the source, but not change it. Ask your administrator if you think this is wrong. ====== Stand-alone instrumentation ====== ]]Stand-alone]] procedure (i.e. without [[screw instrumentation]]) see [[Stand-alone cage]]. For patients with [[ankylosing spondylitis]] and [[subaxial cervical spine fracture]]s or dislocations, when surgical stabilization is required, posterior long-segment [[instrumentation]] and [[fusion]] or a combined anterior/posterior procedure ([[360° fusion]]). Anterior [[stand-alone]] [[instrumentation]] and fusion [[procedure]]s are associated with a failure rate of up to 50% in these patients ((Gelb DE, Aarabi B, Dhall SS, et al. Treatment of subaxial cervical spinal injuries. Neurosurgery. 2013; 72 Suppl 2:187–194)). stand-alone_instrumentation.txt Last modified: 2024/06/07 02:55by 127.0.0.1