Figure 27

Figure 27

Brooks Wire Fusion

A-Brooks-type-fusion-is-a-posterior-C1-C2-arthrodesis----The-bone-graft-rests-on-the-caudal-surface-of-the-C1-arch-and-the-cephalad-surface-of-the-posterior-arch-of-C2----The-posterior-wires-are-sublaminar-to-both-C1-and-C2--

A Brooks wire fusion is a posterior C1-C2 arthrodesis. The bone graft rests on the caudal surface of the C1 arch and the cephalad surface of the posterior arch of C2. The posterior wires are sublaminar to both C1 and C2.

Level:

Structures:

 

Other Structures:

Pathology:

Procedure:

View:

C1 – C2

Neural: Brainstem and spinal cord

Dura

None

Normal

Brooks wire fusion

Composite (3/4), Front, Lateral, Caudal