[Early operation with anterior screw-plate system for cervical spine fracture and dislocation].

OBJECTIVE

To evaluate the function of the cervical spine anterior screw-plate system in the early operation of cervical spine fracture and dislocation.

METHODS

One hundred and fifteen patients with fracture and dislocation of lower cervical spine treated by cervical anterior decompression, reduction, iliac crest autograft, fixed with cervical anterior locking plate (AO, spine-tech, Orion).

RESULTS

All the cases were free from complication except one patient was complicated with infection of the surgical wound and another one with a transient dysfunction of recurrent laryngeal nerve. Symptom of patients were significantly improved in postoperation and no hardware failure.

CONCLUSIONS

Early anterior decompression operation for cervical fracture and dislocation can achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes, anterior cervical vertebral screw-plate system is safety, simplicity, rigidity and can provide good conditions for early anterior cervical spine operation.