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This biomechanical cadaver study compared the effect of different facet joint injuries on primary stability following anterior plate fixation.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Fractures and plate fixation were performed on 15 fresh-frozen intact cervical spines (C3\u2013T1). To simulate a translation-rotation injury in all groups, complete ligament rupture and facet dislocation were simulated by dissecting the entire posterior and anterior ligament complex between C-4 and C-5. In the first group, the facet joints were left intact. In the second group, one facet joint between C-4 and C-5 was removed and the other side was left intact. In the third group, both facet joints between C-4 and C-5 were removed. The authors next performed single-level anterior discectomy and interbody grafting using bone material from the respective thoracic vertebral bodies. An anterior cervical locking plate was used for fixation. Continuous loading was performed using a servohydraulic test bench at 2 N\/sec. The mean load failure was measured when the implant failed.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In the group in which both facet joints were intact, the mean load failure was 174.6 \u00b1 46.93 N. The mean load failure in the second group where only one facet joint was removed was 127.8 \u00b1 22.83 N. In the group in which both facet joints were removed, the mean load failure was 73.42 \u00b1 32.51 N. There was a significant difference between the first group (both facet joints intact) and the third group (both facet joints removed) (p &lt; 0.05, Kruskal-Wallis test).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>In this cadaver study, primary stability of anterior plate fixation for dislocation injuries of the subaxial cervical spine was dependent on the presence of the facet joints. 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