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Orthopaedics

Subaxial Cervical Spine Injuries (AO Based)

Built from AO Surgery Reference: Spine Trauma, Degenerative, Tumors and Deformities (AO Foundation)

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2 sections · 110 slides

  1. 01

    Overview

    • Introduction
    • Subaxial cervical injuries: overview
    • Subaxial cervical injuries: overview
    • Surgical anatomy and biomechanics
    • Vertebral artery anatomy
    • Vertebral artery anatomy
    • Biomechanics of the cervicothoracic junction
    • Biomechanics of the cervicothoracic junction
    • Clinical and neurological assessment
    • Primary survey in suspected cervical injury
    • Primary survey in suspected cervical injury
    • Neurogenic versus hypovolemic shock
    • Neurogenic versus hypovolemic shock
    • INSCI key muscles
    • INSCI key muscles
    • Sensation, reflexes and sacral sparing
    • Sensation, reflexes and sacral sparing
    • Incomplete spinal cord syndromes
    • Incomplete spinal cord syndromes
    • AO Spine subaxial cervical classification
    • Morphology types A, B and C
    • Type A injuries
    • Type A injuries
    • Type B and type C injuries
    • Type B and type C injuries
    • Facet injury descriptors
    • Facet injury descriptors
    • Neurological status grades
    • Case-specific modifiers
    • Case-specific modifiers
    • Building the full classification code
    • Injury types as drawn by AO
    • Injury types as drawn by AO (cont.)
    • Treatment of type A injuries
    • Treatment options for A0 and A1
    • Treatment options for A0 and A1
    • Treatment options for A2 fractures
    • Treatment options for A2 fractures
    • Treatment options for A3 and A4 fractures
    • Decision logic for A3 and A4 fractures
    • Treatment of type B and C injuries
    • B1 posterior bony tension band injury
    • B1 posterior bony tension band injury
    • Treatment options for B2 injuries
    • Treatment options for B2 injuries
    • B3 anterior tension band injury
    • B3 anterior tension band injury
    • Treatment options for type C injuries
    • Treatment options for type C injuries
    • Anterior versus posterior surgery
    • Anterior versus posterior surgery
    • Combined anterior and posterior (360)
    • Nonoperative treatment
    • Collars and orthoses
    • Collars and orthoses
    • Halo ring application
    • Halo ring application
    • Halo traction and closed reduction
    • Halo traction and closed reduction
    • Operative techniques
    • Supine and prone positioning
    • Supine and prone positioning
    • Anterior approach to the cervical spine
    • Anterior approach to the cervical spine
    • Indications for anterior decompression
    • Indications for anterior decompression
    • Anterior discectomy technique
    • Anterior discectomy technique
    • Corpectomy technique
    • Corpectomy technique
    • Anterior reduction of locked facets
    • Anterior reduction of locked facets
    • Anterior reconstruction and plating
    • Anterior reconstruction and plating
    • Pitfalls in anterior plating
    • Pitfalls in anterior plating
    • Posterior approach to the cervical spine
    • Posterior approach to the cervical spine
    • Reduction of facet dislocation
    • Reduction of facet dislocation
    • Lateral mass screw (Magerl technique)
    • Lateral mass screw (Magerl technique)
    • Lateral mass versus pedicle screws
    • Lateral mass versus pedicle screws
    • Limits of posterior-only fixation
    • Limits of posterior-only fixation
    • Posterior fixation across the CTJ
    • Posterior fixation across the CTJ
    • Special situations
    • Fractures in the ankylosed spine
    • Fractures in the ankylosed spine
    • Cervical spine injuries in children

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  2. 02

    Aftercare and complications

    • Aftercare after surgical stabilization
    • Aftercare after surgical stabilization
    • Complications of anterior surgery
    • Complications of anterior surgery
    • Vertebral artery injury
    • Vertebral artery injury
    • Causes of postoperative deformity
    • Causes of postoperative deformity
    • Correction of posttraumatic kyphosis
    • Correction of posttraumatic kyphosis
    • Take-home messages
    • References (1 of 5)
    • References (2 of 5)
    • References (3 of 5)
    • References (4 of 5)
    • References (5 of 5)
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