Surgical treatment of patients with spinal cord injury, using tightening clamps with shape-memory effect
Introduction. There is an alternative to transpedicular stabilization, rigid fixation with clamps over the arcs or spine or vertebrae, occipitospondylodesis screw system — tightening clamps with shape-memory effect, made of nitinol.Materials and methods. In 2013, 15 decompressive-stabiliz...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Romodanov Neurosurgery Institute
2014-06-01
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| Series: | Ukrainian Neurosurgical Journal |
| Online Access: | https://theunj.org/article/view/51300 |
| Summary: | Introduction. There is an alternative to transpedicular stabilization, rigid fixation with clamps over the arcs or spine or vertebrae, occipitospondylodesis screw system — tightening clamps with shape-memory effect, made of nitinol.Materials and methods. In 2013, 15 decompressive-stabilizing operations using tightening clamps memory were performed. Occipitospondylodesis on the cervical spine was performed in 1 case, sub-axial fixation — in 6, combined approach was used in 2 patients.Results. Fixation took 15–20 min. System instability was not revealed in postoperative period. Radiation exposure of the patients’ body was reduced due to limiting the use of electronic-optical converter.Conclusions. 1. Use of tightening clamps with shape-memory effect reduces surgery lasting, surgical trauma, and blood loss.2. The system is easy to install and reliable in fixation.3. The method reduces risk of intra- and postoperative complications (liquorrhea, injuries of vertebral arteries and major blood vessels, neurological disorders).4. Intraoperative radiation exposure of the patients’ body is insignificant. |
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| ISSN: | 2663-9084 2663-9092 |