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Educational X-Ray Images

Posterior cervical fusion

Teaching films from Dr. Li’s surgery library. They are not a diagnosis. Your own studies should be read in clinic with the history and the exam.

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Posterior cervical fusion C2–T2
Posterior cervical fusion C2–T2
Sagittal CT of a C2 dens fracture
C2 dens fracture — preoperative sagittal CT
Sagittal CT after reduction and C1–2 posterior fusion
Reduction and C1–2 fusion — postoperative sagittal CT
Sagittal CT of a C2 fracture
C2 fracture — preoperative sagittal CT
Sagittal CT eight months after C2 fracture treatment
C2 fracture — 8 months after surgery
Standing AP x-ray after posterior cervical fusion
Posterior cervical fusion — standing AP
Standing lateral x-ray after posterior cervical fusion
Posterior cervical fusion — standing lateral
Postoperative sagittal CT after C1–2 fusion with screws
C1–2 fusion — postoperative sagittal CT
Postoperative axial CT after C1–2 fusion with screws
C1–2 fusion — postoperative axial CT
Standing AP x-ray after C1–2 posterior fusion
C1–2 fusion — standing AP
Standing lateral x-ray after C1–2 posterior fusion
C1–2 fusion — standing lateral

Images are de-identified educational examples. They do not show every variation of this operation, and they are not a promise of a particular result.

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