• Eur Spine J · Aug 2001

    Case Reports

    The C1 claw device: a new instrument for C1-C2 fusion.

    • S Olerud and C Olerud.
    • Department of Orthopaedics, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden. sven.olerud@telia.com
    • Eur Spine J. 2001 Aug 1; 10 (4): 345-7.

    AbstractA new fixation device for C1-C2 fusion is presented. It consists of a claw construct for the C1 arch that is rigidly attached to C1-C2 transarticular screws to form an instrument that combines anterior and posterior fixation in the same construct. The new device was successfully applied in a case with failed C1-C2 fusion that was initially stabilized with transarticular screws alone, where the usual posterior wiring was omitted due to a defect of the posterior C1 arch.

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