Indications
- Type 2b (oblique)
Contraindications
- Type 2c
- Osteoporosis
- Comminution
- Irreducible
- Chronic injuries
- Barrel chest habitus
Complications
- Intraoperative
- Guidewire migration into brain – deatth
Technique
- Anesthesia
- Awake fiberoptic
- Positioning
- Supine
- Bump under shoulders
- Bite block
- Halter traction
- Imaging
- Biplanar fluorscopy
- Approach
- Anterior
- Fixation
- Entry anteroinferior edge of C2
- One midline
- 2 paramedian 3 mm apart
- K wire
- Inner and outter drill guide tubes
- Drill to tip
- Measure
- 4mm partially threaded lag scew
- Entry anteroinferior edge of C2
- Confirm stability
- Flex ex