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Headless fully threaded screw (headless screw) versus headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) fixation techniques for odontoid fracture type II- A Case Series

July 10, 2019/in July - Dec 2019 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 /by ijsadmin

Volume 4 | Issue 2 | July – December 2019 | Kanniah Thuraikumar, Kwong-Lee Wan, Sze Wei Lim | Page 7-9 Authors : Kanniah Thuraikumar [1], Kwong-Lee Wan [1], Sze Wei Lim [1] [1] Department of Orthopaedics surgeon, Sungai Buloh Hospital, Jalan Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia. Address of Correspondence Dr. Kwong-Lee Wan, Department of Orthopaedics surgeon, […]

Management of Cervical Myelopathy

January 10, 2019/in Jan - June 2019 | Volume 4 | Issue 1 /by ijsadmin

Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Jan – June 2019 | Page 16-21 | Naresh Babu J Authors : Naresh Babu J [1] [1] Dept of Spine Surgery, Mallika Spine Centre, Hyderabad, India Address of Correspondence Dr. Naresh Babu Department of Spine Surgery, Mallika Spine Centre, 12-12-30 Old Club Road, Kothapet, Guntur & B-58, Journalist Colony, […]

Headless fully threaded screw (headless screw) versus headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) fixation techniques for odontoid fracture type II- A Case Series

July 10, 2019/in July - Dec 2019 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 /by ijsadmin

Management of Cervical Myelopathy

January 10, 2019/in Jan - June 2019 | Volume 4 | Issue 1 /by ijsadmin

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Headless fully threaded screw (headless screw) versus headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) fixation techniques for odontoid fracture type II- A Case Series

July 10, 2019/in July - Dec 2019 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 /by ijsadmin

Volume 4 | Issue 2 | July – December 2019 | Kanniah Thuraikumar, Kwong-Lee Wan, Sze Wei Lim | Page 7-9

Authors : Kanniah Thuraikumar [1], Kwong-Lee Wan [1], Sze Wei Lim [1]

[1] Department of Orthopaedics surgeon, Sungai Buloh Hospital, Jalan
Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia.

Address of Correspondence
Dr. Kwong-Lee Wan,
Department of Orthopaedics surgeon, Sungai Buloh Hospital, Jalan
Hospital, 47000 Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia
Email: wankwonglee@yahoo.com

Abstract

Odontoid type II fracture is managed with various methods from non-operative such as Halo-vest to operative such as via anterior or posterior approaches and fixation. Posterior fixation of C1-C2 reduces the rotational range of motion significantly. Anterior odontoid fixation is typically done with screws. We present a case series of anterior odontoid screw fixation comparing three cases of headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) to two cases of headless fully threaded screw (headless screw). The headless screw had the advantages of able to be embedded which reduced the risk of prominent hardware and allowed further advancement for more compression effect. The headless screw has better biomechanical strength compared to a headed screw.
Keywords: Anterior odontoid fixation, Odontoid screw, Headless screw

How to Cite this Article: Thuraikumar K, Wan K-L, Lim S W. | Headless fully threaded screw (headless screw) versus headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) fixation techniques for odontoid fracture type II- A Case Series | . International Journal of Spin | July-December 2019; 4(2): 7-9.

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Management of Cervical Myelopathy

January 10, 2019/in Jan - June 2019 | Volume 4 | Issue 1 /by ijsadmin

Volume 4 | Issue 1 | Jan – June 2019 | Page 16-21 | Naresh Babu J

Authors : Naresh Babu J [1]

[1] Dept of Spine Surgery, Mallika Spine Centre, Hyderabad, India

Address of Correspondence
Dr. Naresh Babu
Department of Spine Surgery, Mallika Spine Centre, 12-12-30 Old Club Road, Kothapet, Guntur & B-58, Journalist Colony, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad 500033, India.

Abstract

Conservative management has limited role in established cases of cervical myelopathy. However intervention during early stages of the disease when there are minimal symptoms is still controversial. Conservative management in CSM has poor prognostic factors such as presence of myelopathy for more than 6 months, compression ratio of more than 0.4 (dividing sagittal diameter by transverse diameter) indicating severe compression of spinal cord and transverse area of cord less than 40mm2. Conservative treatment is aimed to prevent further neurological deterioration. As observed in the natural history studies, regression of myelopathy is highly unlikely. Surgical intervention is often pursued during the course of CSM depending on the progression of the condition. The degree of neurological recovery depends on pre-operative duration of symptoms. This review provides an overview of cervical myelopathy and focusses on the management and decision making aspect.
Keywords: cervical myelopathy, surgical management, natural history

How to Cite this Article: Babu N. Management of Cervical Myelopathy. International Journal of Spine Jan-June 2019;4(1):19-21 .

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Headless fully threaded screw (headless screw) versus headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) fixation techniques for odontoid fracture type II- A Case Series

Management of Cervical Myelopathy

Headless fully threaded screw (headless screw) versus headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) fixation techniques for odontoid fracture type II- A Case Series

Management of Cervical Myelopathy

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Headless fully threaded screw (headless screw) versus headed partially threaded screw (headed screw) fixation techniques for odontoid fracture type II- A Case Series

Authors : Kanniah Thuraikumar [1], Kwong-Lee Wan [1], Sze Wei Lim [1]

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Management of Cervical Myelopathy

Authors : Naresh Babu J [1]

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