BACKGROUND CONTEXT: The operative treatment of @entity8432 remains controversial. The use of cable fixation has largely replaced the use of wire for interlaminar fixation. Although cable fixation offers biomechanical advantages over wire fixation, it is still at risk of @entity177 . The authors were unable to locate any published reports of @entity177 of @entity702 cables in the fixation of @entity8432 . PURPOSE: The purpose of this case study is to describe an unusual case of @entity177 of a @entity702 cable used to aid in atlantoaxial fusion for the treatment of @entity8432 . STUDY DESIGN: Case study. METHODS: We reviewed the medical records and X-rays of a @entity1 with @entity8432 treated with posterior C1-C2 fusion and atlantoaxial fixation with a @entity702 multistranded cable, who developed @entity174 of the cable and migration of the cable into the spinal canal. RESULTS: The @entity1 was revised with removal of the broken cable, repair of the @entity1516 and fixation with atlantoaxial screws. CONCLUSION: Interlaminar fixation with cables or wires is at risk for failure with potential migration of the wire or cable into the spinal canal. The authors found that failure of the cables or wire can be salvaged with application of transarticular screws.

Failure of posterior XXXX atlantoaxial cable fixation.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patient'] @entity8432 :: ('MESH:C563472', 'Disease') :: ['atlantoaxial instability', 'rotatory atlantoaxial instability'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fracture'] @entity177 :: ('MESH:D051437', 'Disease') :: ['fatigue failure'] @entity702 :: ('MESH:D014025', 'Chemical') :: ['titanium'] @entity1516 :: ('MESH:D011542', 'Disease') :: ['pseudarthrosis']
@entity702 :: (MESH:D014025,Chemical) :: ['titanium']
