Chinese Journal Of Clinical Anatomy ›› 2012, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (3): 342-344.

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Three-dimensional Stability of Type Ⅲ Transoral Atlantoaxial Reduction Plate (TARP) System

SHI Lin1,XIA Hong2,ZHAO Wei-dong3,LIU Ya-pu1,YANG Qing-lei1,YIN Qing-shui2   

  1. 1. Postgraduate Institute, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China; 2.Orthopaedics Hospital, General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Region, Guangzhou 510010, China; 3.Key Laboratory of Medical Biomechanics, Southern Medical University, Guangzhou 510515, China
  • Received:2012-01-12 Online:2012-05-25 Published:2012-06-06

Abstract:

Objective    To compare the in vitro biomechanics of Type Ⅲ Transoral Atlantoaxial Reduction Plate(TARP) system, with that of conventional posterior atlantoaxial pedicle screw-rods system, and provide biomechanical basis for clinical application.    Methods    6 fresh-frozen human cadaveric cervical spines with occiput (C0~3) were used. Three different groups were examined: (1) control group (intact) (n= 6); (2) TARP group (n= 6); (3) pedicle screw-rods group (n= 6). All specimens were evaluated in flexion-extension, left-right bending, and left-right axial rotation with Motion Analysis in a cadaveric C1-2 fixation model with a nondestructive flexibility method using a nonconstrained skill. Results  Stiffness in any direction was significantly higher in the TARP group and pedicle screw-rod group than in control group (intact). The difference in stiffness between the TARP group and pedicle screw-rod group was not statistically significant. Conclusions    Experimentally, the TARP-Ⅲ system fixation and pedicle screw-rods fixation methods were significantly stiffer than the control group. The anterior TARP-Ⅲ system provided stiffness equal to posterior pedicle screw-rods fixation. Therefore, TARP-Ⅲ system seems reasonable that the reliable and rigid fixation would be the method of choice.

Key words: Atlantoaxial, Anterior approach, Posterior approach, Internal fixation, Bionmechanics

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