Lateral mass screw placement viewed posteriorly, axially, and laterally. (Reprinted with permission from Abdu WA, Bohlman HH: Techniques of subaxial posterior cervical spine fusions: an overview.

Under general anaesthesia, the patient is placed in the prone position and standard posterior exposure of the cervical spine is performed. Screws are inserted into the lateral masses of C1 and fixed ...

Researchers noted indications for lateral mass fixation in the cervical spine are the same as those for posterior cervical fixation, such as when increased stability is needed after complex ...

The development of an algorithm for cervical imaging ... borders created by the lateral masses, and uniformity among the disk spaces are indicative of a normal spine. Misalignment of the spinous ...

Degenerative cervical spondylosis is ... are shown schematically in Panel A and in a lateral radiograph in Panel C. Posterior laminectomies and lateral mass screw–rod instrumentation and fusion ...

Health care visits related to symptoms or concerns regarding the neck are ... normal range of lateral bending is 45 degrees of tilt toward each shoulder. In patients whose spine may be unstable ...

Military neck is an abnormal curve of the cervical spine that causes you to look like ... such as cervical lateral flexion, cervical flexion and extension, and cervical rotation.

Movement of a body part to the side is called lateral flexion. This type of movement is commonly associated with the neck and spine. For example, when you move your head toward one of your ...

2.1.1 Atlantoaxial instability (excessive movement between the first and second cervical vertebrae) can be caused by trauma ... 2.3.3 A case series investigating a lateral mass and plate system ...