Cervical lateral mass screw

see C1–2 lateral mass screws.

see Cervical pedicle screw placement.

Laminectomy may cause postoperative cervical kyphotic deformity leading to segmental instability over time. Laminoplasty may be an alternative procedure to laminectomy, as it protects the spine against post-laminectomy kyphosis; however, similar to laminectomy, laminoplasty may cause sagittal plane deformities by destructing or weakening the dorsal tension band.

PEEK rod-cervical lateral mass screw systems may be useful in motion preservation surgery of the posterior cervical region ¹⁾.