Are C1 screws needed in occipitocervical fusion for traumatic cervical spine injury?
In OC fusion for cervical trauma, 41% of patients did not receive C1 screws. Skipping C1 was associated with longer constructs but reduced operative time, blood loss, and infection, without affecting complication or reoperation rates, highlighting the trade-offs of skipping C1 fixation.
Authors
- Iyan Younus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9764-4245)
- Ranbir Ahluwalia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8194-3056)
- Scott L. Zuckerman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2951-2942)
- Nickolas De Oliveira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4288-3601)
- Harsh B. Jain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9396-3989)
- Byron F. Stephens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5397-5344)
- Tyler Zeoli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-5964)
- Amir Mohamad Abtahi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6756-7421)
- Emma Ye
Institutions
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Neurological Surgery (US)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_155_25
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00