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Zhonghua yi xue za zhi · Jun 2007
[Treatment of bilateral cervical facet dislocation by reduction through anterior distraction].
- Hai-long He, Xiao-jian Ye, Jun-ming Tan, Jia-shun Li, Lian-shun Jia, De-yu Chen, Bin Ni, and Wen Yuan.
- Department of Orthopedics, Changzheng Hospital, Second Military Medical University, Shanghai 200003, China.
- Zhonghua Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2007 Jun 26; 87 (24): 1698-700.
ObjectiveTo investigate the effect of reduction through anterior distraction in treatment of bilateral cervical facet dislocation.MethodsTwenty-one patients with bilateral cervical facet dislocation underwent leverage reduction through anterior distraction, interbody fusion, and internal fixation. Follow-up lasted 16 months (4 months to 5 years).ResultsAll of the 21 patients got reduction of cervical facet dislocation and bony fusion. The neurological deficiency in 4 of the 21 patients improved.ConclusionSimple and safe, reduction through anterior distraction is effective in treatment of bilateral cervical facet dislocation with reliable fusion.
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