J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
1986 Dec;15(4):681-690.
A Clinical Analysis of Treatment of Cervical Fracture and Dislocation
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Capital Armed Forces General Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
- Recently, the authors experienced the thirty-one cases of cervical fracture and dislocation. Among them, nineteen cases underwent surgical treatment and remained conservative treatment. There are three ways in operation ; 1) anterior approach(Cloward, Smith-Robinson method). 2) posterior approach. 3) combined approach(modified Smith-Robinson and posterior fusion). We did a combined approach and the results were excellent.