Anatomic and biomechanical assessment of transarticular screw fixation for atlantoaxial instability

Spine

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 1991, Pages 1141-1145

  Hanson, Peter B ^a   Montesano, Pasquale X ^a   Sharkey, Neil A ^a   Rauschning, Wolfgang ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Internal fixation; Transarticular fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE;

ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; EVALUATION STUDIES; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; ROTATION;

EID: 0025998726     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199110000-00002     Document Type: Article

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