Posterior fixation, in which the normal spine is fixed with pedicle screws and rods to stabilize the infected site, is a treatment method that suppresses infection.

Posterior spinal fixation stabilizes infected vertebrae in pyogenic spondylodiscitis, reducing osteoclast activity and preventing bone destruction without directly treating the infection site.

[4] In the average sized patient, a screw length of approximately 14 to 16 mm will usually achieve safe bicortical fixation without ... appeared to subject the spinal cord or vertebral artery ...

even if the fixation is supplemented with a brace. This article revisits the issue of posterior cervical spine instrumentation. Posterior cervical plates have become a powerful tool for spine ...

The fracture involved the tensor fascia lata muscle and the external oblique abdominal muscle. It was treated by open reduction and internal fixation with two screws. The patient returned to full ...