Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1963 · 24 citations · 0 references
MedicineOrthopaedic SurgerySurgeryCervical DiseaseRadiographic AnatomySpine SurgeryCervical AnatomyCervical Spine ExaminationCervical SurgerySpinal ExaminationSpinal FusionSpine ImagingCervical Spinal FusionCervical Spine AnatomyCervical Spine Clinical ExaminationCervical Spine EvaluationCervical Spine InstabilityCervical Spine TreatmentCervical Vertebrae Anatomy
After a review of the existing literature on spondylolisthesis in the cervical spine, a case is described. Special attention is paid to the questions of instability of the cervical spine and of the necessity of surgical fusion. A so-called functional roentgenographic examination proved the cervical spine to be stable enough, and surgical fusion was not considered.