Fracture dislocation of the cervical spine.

Twenty surgically treated cases of fracture dislocation of the cervical spine are presented. All patients had hyperfelxion injuries with associated rupture of the intervertebral disc. All patients were operated on through an anterior surgical approach. Ten consecutive patientas had interbody fusion with autogenous bone and ten consecutive patients were fused anteriorly with bovine (Kiel) bone. All patients injuries fused satisfactorily. There was no significant difference between the use of autogenous bone and bovine bone. [