Table 1.
Summary of procedures performed at the cervical spine to treat different pathologies. All operations were performed at the Department of Neurosurgery, University of Frankfurt between June 1999 and 2002
| Procedure | No. | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical disc herniation and/or spinal stenosis (ventral fusion) | 390 | 77.5 |
| Miscellaneous tumor surgery | 37 | 7.3 |
| Cervical abscess and empyema | 21 | 4.2 |
| C1/2 posterior stabilization | 23 | 4.6 |
| Stabilization of cervical spine fractures | 23 | 4.6 |
| Anterior screw fixation of dens fractures | 7 | 1.4 |
| Spontaneous intraspinal hematoma | 2 | 0.4 |
| Total | 503 | 100 |