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Anterior cervical plating
V Gonugunta1, A A Krishnaney, E C Benzel
1Cleveland Clinic Spine Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Avenue S80, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
Neurology India
|March 28, 2006
Summary
Anterior cervical plating enhances spinal fusion efficacy and reduces complications like pseudoarthrosis and kyphosis. This review details biomechanics, techniques, and outcomes for selecting optimal anterior cervical plating systems.
Area of Science:
- Orthopedics
- Neurosurgery
- Spinal Surgery
Background:
- Anterior cervical instrumentation, initially for trauma, now treats degenerative conditions, tumors, and infections.
- Cervical fusion surgery incidence has tripled, driving implant design evolution over 30 years.
- Graft subsidence and stress shielding spurred development of dynamic anterior cervical plating systems.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review biomechanics, surgical techniques, indications, complications, and results of anterior cervical plating systems.
- To guide clinicians in selecting appropriate anterior cervical plating construct designs.
Main Methods:
- Review of existing literature on anterior cervical plating systems.
- Analysis of biomechanical principles, surgical approaches, and clinical outcomes.
- Evaluation of complications and efficacy of different plating designs.
Main Results:
- Anterior cervical plating does not definitively improve clinical outcomes but enhances fusion rates.
- Plating systems reduce pseudoarthrosis and kyphosis rates after multilevel discectomies and fusions.
- Newer dynamic systems address limitations of earlier designs like graft subsidence and stress shielding.
Conclusions:
- Anterior cervical plating is crucial for improving fusion success in complex cervical spine surgeries.
- Careful selection of plating systems based on biomechanics and patient factors is essential.
- Continued evolution of dynamic plating systems promises better patient outcomes in cervical spine fusion.