The relative study on complications caused from use of anterior locking cervical plate system

Objective To study the complications, analyze their causes in the anterior locking cervical plate system and provide preventive and therapeutic measures.Methods A follow-up was done in 58 patients of cervical vertebra trauma treated with anterior looking cervical plate system.The complications relating to such plate system and their causes were observed and analyzed, so as to provide preventive and therapeutic measures.Results The complications of 11 cases among the 58 was been detected.The com-plications included protrusion of the fixation screws inserting into intervertebral space, injury of recurrent laryngeal nerve,deflexion of the plate,migration of the screw and plate, decrease of physiological curvature of cervical spine, which were all managed by using relevant measures.Conclusions It could decrease or avoid complication,to familiarize with the cervical vertebrae anatomy,master operative techniques, perform necessary x-ray monitoring, and master vitodynamics of cervical vertebrae.