OBJECTIVE: To study the operative methods for @entity174 and @entity3029 of lower cervical spine with articular process interlocking. METHODS: From Feb. 2002 to Feb. 2008, 57 @entity1 with @entity174 and @entity3029 of the lower cervical spine with articular process interlocking were treated by operation involving interior, posterior and combining anterior and posterior approach, of whom there were 45 males and 12 females aged from 18 to 73 years old with average of 39.5 years. There were 35 @entity1 caused by traffic accident, 17 @entity1 by @entity130 and 5 patienst by crash injury of heavy object. Injured cervical segment: there were 4 patienst with C3-C4, 13 @entity1 with C4-C5, 32 patientst with @entity2244 and 8 @entity1 with @entity2483 . Fracture types of cervical @entity3029 : there were 32 @entity1 with unilateral articular interlocking and 25 @entity1 with bilateral articular interlocking. According to ASIA criteria the level of @entity128 was grade A in 9 @entity1 ,grade B in 17 @entity1 , grade C in 19 @entity1 and grade D in 12 @entity1 . OPERATIVE METHODS: 14 @entity1 were selected by anterior operation, 11 by posterior operation,and 32 by combining anterior and posterior operation. RESULTS: All @entity1 were followed up for 3 to 26 months averaged 11 months. According to ASIA criteria, all @entity1 improved 1 to 2 grade. @entity1 with cervical @entity174 and @entity3029 recovered completely with normal cervical sequence and cervical curvature. There was no @entity1 with cervical unstability. Bony fusion were found in the @entity1 with anterior interbody fusion at 12 weeks after operation. CONCLUSION: The anterior operation was selected when one segment @entity174 on @entity3029 , or the cervical @entity174 and @entity3029 were reduction with traction, or the @entity85 was severe. The posterior operation was selected when the cervical vertebral plate of articular facet @entity174 and the compression were from posterior, or multi-segment of cervical injured. The combining anterior and posterior operation was selected when the compression of spinal cord was from both side.

[Operating treatment for @entity174 and XXXX of lower cervical spine with articular process interlocking].

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['Patients', 'patients'] @entity2244 :: ('MESH:C537005', 'Disease') :: ['C5-C6'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures', 'fracture'] @entity128 :: ('MESH:D020209', 'Disease') :: ['nerve injury'] @entity85 :: ('MESH:D009140', 'Disease') :: ['angulation deformity'] @entity2483 :: ('MESH:C566443', 'Disease') :: ['C6-C7'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['falling injury'] @entity3029 :: ('MESH:D004204', 'Disease') :: ['fresh and dislocation', 'dislocation']
@entity3029 :: (MESH:D004204,Disease) :: ['dislocation']
