Posterior cervical wiring

see also Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic Stabilization System.

Posterior cervical wiring historically has played a major role in stabilizing the cervical spine. Hadra first introduced spinous process wiring in Pott’s disease in 1891 1), and Rogers described in detail techniques for interspinous wiring of the cervical spine in 1942 2) 3).

1)
Wiring the spinous processes in Pott’s disease. Hadra BE. Trans Am Orthop Assoc. 1891;14:206–210.
2)
Treatment of fracture-dislocation of the cervical spine. Rogers WA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1942;24:245–258.
3)
Fractures and dislocations of the cervical spine: an end-result study. Rogers WA. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 1957;39-A:341–376