Reduction of traumatic unilateral locked facet of the subaxial cervical spine: what predicts successful closed skeletal traction, and is anterior or posterior surgery superior after unsuccessful closed reduction?
A contralateral perched facet predicted successful CST, whereas any neurological deficit (AIS grade A-D) predicted failed CST. GA increased the odds of successful closed reduction but did not salvage failed awake CST attempts. In patients in whom CST failed and open surgical reduction was required, posterior surgery was significantly more successful than anterior surgery for reestablishing anatomical alignment.
Authors
- Kenneth M. Crandall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9609-3314)
- Parantap Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7890-290X)
- Timothy Chryssikos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4550-4125)
- Steven C. Ludwig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3962-5724)
- Ross C. Puffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2427-245X)
- Charles A. Sansur (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-7115-8484)
- Ovais Hasan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6254-0078)
- Chixiang Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5474-2833)
- Bizhan Aarabi
- Bradley Wilhelmy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3791-368X)
- Jesse A. Stokum (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8547-9334)
- Gary Schwartzbauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1799-6954)
- Kristopher G. Hooten
- Rong Zhao
- Riccardo Serra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1975-393X)
Institutions
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
- Pennsylvania State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Spine
- Published
- 2025-05-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2025.3.spine241107
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01