Across
- 4. A Window/Waist on a plate may help with intra-operative ______ and post-operative graft/fusion visualization.
- 11. This is the main blood supply to the head, and resides in the Transverse Foramen.
- 12. Interbody devices are utilized to _______ disc height, and help the fusion environment.
- 13. Drill Guide with a Drill Bit create a _______ hole for a Self Tapping Screw.
- 14. This plane looks like a straight line, while the Sagittal plane looks like an "S".
- 15. 16mm-19mm is the typical ______ range of cervical plates.
- 17. This particular region degenerates quicker, therefor, a large % of cases are in this region of the spine.
- 18. Visual, Tactile and _______ feedback for an ideal Locking Mechanism.
- 20. Variable screws allow ________ motion/settling.
- 21. The surgeon will use sequential _______ to determine cage size.
Down
- 1. Adjacent ________ Disease is extremely common, and may require revision surgery.
- 2. On a T-2 Weighted image, the color white is anything with high ______ content.
- 3. This pathology will not be resolved with the typical PT, nerve blocks, medication. Patients should have surgery as early as possible.
- 5. Osteophytes, herniated discs, and _______ ligaments
- 6. Narrowing of a canal.
- 7. A Rigid/Constrained plate may cause ______ ______.
- 8. These types of pins hold open the disc space.
- 9. This graft has viable stem cells to help with bone fusion.
- 10. A Short Plate concept may reduce this post-op pathology.
- 16. This is an indicator an implant may be loose on x-tay imaging.
- 19. This allograft product is produced when a mineral bone layer is removed to expose growth factors.
