Does pedicle screw fixation of the subaxial cervical spine provide adequate stabilization in a multilevel vertebral body fracture model? An in vitro biomechanical study.

•Cervical fracture is corrected by 360° fusion using lateral mass screws with corpectomy spacer/plate•360° fusion may be unnecessary as navigational techniques lower complication rates associated with cervical pedicle screws•Biomechanical comparisons between 360° fusion (C3 to C7) and pedicle screw reconstruction (C3 and C7 only) are made•Surgical constructs significantly reduced intact; no significant differences were observed between constructs