A cervical minimal access fusion system for increasing disk space and lordosis between a first vertebra and an adjacent second vertebra in a cervical spine comprising: a plate having a longitudinal axis and defining at least two bone screw bores therethrough, wherein the plate has a longitudinal length , a distal end and a proximal end , and wherein the plate is selectively adjustable about and between a first position, in which the longitudinal length is a first distance, and a second position in which the longitudinal length is a second distance that is less than the first distance; a plurality of bone screws , wherein at least one bone screw of the plurality of bone screws is configured to extend through a first bone screw bore at the distal end of the plate and into a first vertebra, and wherein at least one other bone screw of the plurality of bone screws is configured to extend through a second bone screw bore at the proximate end of the plate and into a second, adjacent vertebra, and an intervertebral cage configured to be positioned within a facet joint between the first vertebra and the adjacent second vertebra and configured to act as a fulcrum point, wherein said plate is configured to adjust from the first distance to the second distance after insertion into said cervical spine bringing the at least one bone screw and the at least one other bone screw closer together and, with the intervertebral cage , when positioned between the first vertebra and the adjacent second vertebra, configured to act as said fulcrum point, thereby raising the intervertebral space between an anterior portion of the first vertebra and the adjacent second vertebra of the cervical spine. a plate having a longitudinal axis and defining at least two bone screw bores therethrough, wherein the plate has a longitudinal length , a distal end and a proximal end , and wherein the plate is selectively adjustable about and between a first position, in which the longitudinal length is a first distance, and a second position in which the longitudinal length is a second distance that is less than the first distance; a plurality of bone screws , wherein at least one bone screw of the plurality of bone screws is configured to extend through a first bone screw bore at the distal end of the plate and into a first vertebra, and wherein at least one other bone screw of the plurality of bone screws is configured to extend through a second bone screw bore at the proximate end of the plate and into a second, adjacent vertebra, and an intervertebral cage configured to be positioned within a facet joint between the first vertebra and the adjacent second vertebra and configured to act as a fulcrum point, wherein said plate is configured to adjust from the first distance to the second distance after insertion into said cervical spine bringing the at least one bone screw and the at least one other bone screw closer together and, with the intervertebral cage , when positioned between the first vertebra and the adjacent second vertebra, configured to act as said fulcrum point, thereby raising the intervertebral space between an anterior portion of the first vertebra and the adjacent second vertebra of the cervical spine. <EOS>