Cervical spine instrumentation

Perioperative outcomes and technical and patient-reported success of rigid occipitocervical fusions in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
In Cervical Myelopathy: Clinical Effect of the Posterior Myelon Shifting After Dorsal Decompression and Instrumentation
Laminectomy with fusion for cervical spondylotic myelopathy is associated with higher early morbidity and risk of perioperative complications compared with laminectomy alone: a retrospective study in the United States
Local Control After Adjuvant Radiosurgery for Spinal Metastasis Treated With Decompression and Posterior Segmental Stabilization: A Comparison Between Carbon Fiber/Polyetheretherketone-Based and Metallic Implants
Application of V-shaped stealth decompression technique using ultrasonic bone scalpel in anterior surgery for adjacent two-level cervical spondylosis
C5 Nerve Palsy After Posterior Instrumentation and Decompression in Cervical Spine Surgery: A Review of the Literature
Beyond Fusion: Assessing the Horizon of 3-level Cervical Disk Arthroplasty Outcomes
Level Selection in Posterior Cervical Fusion: The Clinical Impact of Junctional Crossing

Instrumentation of the cervical spine in children may be safer and more efficacious using screw constructs rather than wiring techniques ¹⁾.

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Hwang SW, Gressot LV, Rangel-Castilla L, Whitehead WE, Curry DJ, Bollo RJ, Luerssen TG, Jea A. Outcomes of instrumented fusion in the pediatric cervical spine. J Neurosurg Spine. 2012 Nov;17(5):397-409. doi: 10.3171/2012.8.SPINE12770. Epub 2012 Sep 21. Review. PubMed PMID: 22998404.