Characteristics of Unilateral Cervical Spine Facet Fractures
Patients who sustained a unilateral cervical spine facet fracture from a traumatic injury mechanism with fracture fragments >1 cm or >40% of the lateral mass on CT scan can effectively be treated nonoperatively. No patient treated nonoperatively failed treatment and required surgery at 1 year. We recommend considering operative intervention in patients with high-energy mechanisms of injury coupled with the abovementioned radiographic parameters.
Authors
- Emily K. Vallee
- Alexander Yunke
- Maxwell M. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0750-3175)
- Lindsey D. Clark
- Danielle E. Chipman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1159-1064)
- Joseph M. Kowalski
- Justin E. Bird (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7537-3018)
- David Kowalski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3361-4407)
- Christopher Lucasti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8720-7677)
- Dil V. Patel
- Thomas J. Ryan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7666-380X)
Institutions
- Jacobs (United States) (US)
- University at Buffalo, State University of New York (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Spine Surgery A Spine Publication
- Published
- 2025-06-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/bsd.0000000000001865
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00