Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy - Anterior Corpectomy and Fusion with Plating - Figures

Howard S. An, MD
The Morton International Endowed Chair
Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, IL

Figures

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Figure 1 A: Preoperative lateral neutral cervical spine

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Figure 1 B: Preoperative AP cervical spine

 

case study cervical spondylotic myelopathy anterior corpectomy fusion plating

Figure 2: Preoperative sagittal MRI

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Figure 3 A: Preoperative axial MRI at C4–5 with severe spinal stenosis

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Figure 3 B: Preoperative axial MRI at C5–6 with severe spinal stenosis

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Figure 4 A: Postoperative lateral cervical spine showing screw fixation into the C4, C6 and C7 vertebral bodies with healed strut and interbody grafts.

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Figure 4 B: Postoperative AP cervical spine showing good position of the plate spanning from C4 to C7.
Last Updated: 08/24/2005