A CERVICAL PLATE SYSTEM (10) WHICH INCLUDES A CERVICAL PLATE (12) HAVING A TOP SURFACE AND AN OPPOSITE BOTTOM SURFACE, AND A SLOT (24) EXTENDING THROUGH THE PLATE. THE SYSTEM FURTHER INCLUDES A ROTATING ELEMENT (14) POSITIONABLE WITHIN THE SLOT OF THE CERVICAL PLATE, THE ROTATING ELEMENT INCLUDING FIRST AND SECOND SPACED APART THREADED HOLES (40), AND A FIRST BONE SCREW (16) INSERTABLE INTO THE FIRST THREADED HOLE OF THE ROTATING ELEMENT AND A SECOND BONE SCREW INSERTABLE INTO THE SECOND THREADED HOLE OF THE ROTATING ELEMENT. FIGURE 1
