Purpose <p>Some cases of isolated unstable Jefferson’s fracture of the Atlas verbebra require surgical fixation. Historical constructs with occipitocervical fixation or C1C2 posterior Harms-Goel fixation remain associated with functional impairment owing to limited postoperative cervical range of motion. Since 2004, motion-preserving C1 ring lateral mass screws with transverse rod (C1 LMF) has emerged as a possible technical alternative.</p> Methods <p>Retrospective multicentric study of patients operated on for isolated unstable Jefferson’s fracture of the Atlas vertebra using C1 LMF in two tertiary referral hospitals from South France.</p> Results <p>Since 2022, 9 patients (mean age 52.2 ± 20.5, male/female 7/2) were operated on by 5 different senior spine surgeon for Jefferson type 3 (6 cases) or type 4 (3 cases), with 8 cases of transverse ligament injury. Seven patients were treated in the acute setting (mean 2.9 ± 1.2 days), two patients were treated for chronic pseudarthrosis (mean 157.5 ± 116.7 days). Mean operative time was 108.7 ± 45.3&#xa0;min with intraoperative blood loss of 233.3 ± 106.1, guided either by fluoroscopy (6 cases) or spinal navigation (3 cases). One patient had both screws misplaced medially without clinical consequence, requiring revision surgery. After a mean follow-up of 15.7 ± 7.8, self-assessed clinical outcome was excellent (VAS 1.3 ± 1.2, NDI 17.6 ± 8.9) with good cervical motion (rotation 57.8 ± 12.5°) and 66.7% of return-to-work. Bone fusion was achieved in 77.8%, with lateral mass distance reduction from 11.1 ± 3.6&#xa0;mm down to 6.8 ± 3.3&#xa0;mm.</p> Conclusion <p>This small patient series suggests the long-term efficacy as well as the operative safety of C1 LMF for isolated unstable Jefferson’s fracture.</p>

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Motion preserving C1 ring lateral mass screw fixation with transverse rod for isolated unstable Jefferson fracture of atlas vertebra: a multicentric study

  • Nathan Beucler,
  • Anis Choucha,
  • Kaissar Farah,
  • Mikael Meyer,
  • Arnaud Dagain,
  • Stéphane Fuentes

摘要

Purpose

Some cases of isolated unstable Jefferson’s fracture of the Atlas verbebra require surgical fixation. Historical constructs with occipitocervical fixation or C1C2 posterior Harms-Goel fixation remain associated with functional impairment owing to limited postoperative cervical range of motion. Since 2004, motion-preserving C1 ring lateral mass screws with transverse rod (C1 LMF) has emerged as a possible technical alternative.

Methods

Retrospective multicentric study of patients operated on for isolated unstable Jefferson’s fracture of the Atlas vertebra using C1 LMF in two tertiary referral hospitals from South France.

Results

Since 2022, 9 patients (mean age 52.2 ± 20.5, male/female 7/2) were operated on by 5 different senior spine surgeon for Jefferson type 3 (6 cases) or type 4 (3 cases), with 8 cases of transverse ligament injury. Seven patients were treated in the acute setting (mean 2.9 ± 1.2 days), two patients were treated for chronic pseudarthrosis (mean 157.5 ± 116.7 days). Mean operative time was 108.7 ± 45.3 min with intraoperative blood loss of 233.3 ± 106.1, guided either by fluoroscopy (6 cases) or spinal navigation (3 cases). One patient had both screws misplaced medially without clinical consequence, requiring revision surgery. After a mean follow-up of 15.7 ± 7.8, self-assessed clinical outcome was excellent (VAS 1.3 ± 1.2, NDI 17.6 ± 8.9) with good cervical motion (rotation 57.8 ± 12.5°) and 66.7% of return-to-work. Bone fusion was achieved in 77.8%, with lateral mass distance reduction from 11.1 ± 3.6 mm down to 6.8 ± 3.3 mm.

Conclusion

This small patient series suggests the long-term efficacy as well as the operative safety of C1 LMF for isolated unstable Jefferson’s fracture.