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WEDGING
- Deformity of vertebral body, caused by trauma or gradual collapse,
resulting in wedgeshaped vertebra; can also occur congenitally.
WERTHEIM
BOHLMAN - For occipital cervical fusion; use of iliac crest graft
and wire fixation from occiput to C-2.
WHIPLASH
- Poplar term for hyperextension-hyperflexion.
WHITECLIUD
and LAROCCA - Anterior technique for cervical spine fusion using
fibular graft.
WILTSE
- A bilateral lateral spine fusion for spondylolisthesis.
WILTSE
PLATE - Screw plate device for posterior spinal stabilization.
WINTER
- For hemivertebra deformity; anterior and posterior approach with
stabilization. Also a procedure for correction of congenital kyphosis,
by using an anterior approach and strut bone grafts.
WIRE
- Metal thread available in various diameters and various degrees
of stiffness and is generally used in surgery to transfix fractured
bone.
WISCONSIN
(DRUMMOND) INTERSPINOUS SEGMENTAL SPINAL - Series of wires, rods,
and buttons for multisegmental spine stabilization.
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