Cervical link system

An adjustable cervical link system comprising:

• a plurality of cervical links for adjustable fixation to articles of a patient's cervical spine, wherein each cervical link has a plurality of circular holes each arranged to receive a screw thereby securing the cervical link to the respective article of a patient's cervical spine at a bottom portion of the cervical link, each cervical link has an open recessed slot along a top portion of the cervical link, each open recessed slot is defined by a bottom portion and a pair of spaced apart semi-elliptical side walls, a rotatable semi-elliptical adjustment member is positioned within the open recessed slot;
• a connecting assembly having a generally rectangular loop shape defining a substantially open interior therebetween, wherein the connecting assembly is arranged to be placed in the open recessed slot and to be positioned between the spaced apart semi-elliptical side walls and the rotatable semi-elliptical adjustment member when the rotatable semi-elliptical adjustment member is rotated into a locked position.