THE C6 VERTEBRA WAS FRACTURED DUE TO A FLEXION COMPRESSION FORCE
SUSTAINED DURING A HEAD
ON CAR ACCIDENT. ANTERIOR TO THE CERVICAL SPINE IS A LARGE MASS OF EXTRA BONE
DUE TO A DISEASE PROCESS CALLED DIFFUSE IDIOPATHIC SKELETAL HYPERTROPHY
OR D..I.S.H. THE BONE MASS MADE AN ANTERIOR APPROACH AND STANDARD ANTERIOR
CERVICAL FUSION WITH INSTRUMENTATION
QUITE DIFFICULT AND NOT RECOMMENDED. A POSTERIOR FUSION AND SPINOUS
PROCESS WIRING FROM C5 TO C7 WITH PELVIC CREST AUTOLOGOUS BONE GRAFT WAS PERFORMED
WITH EXCELLENT RESULTS.
LATERAL CERVICAL SPINE X-RAY ( SCROLL DOWN TO SEE THE PRE-OPERATIVE CT SCAN IMAGES)
CT IMAGE OF D.I.S.H. SHOWING THE LARGE ABNORMAL BONE MASS IN FRONT OF THE CERVICAL SPINE
