Atlantoaxial arthrodesis using Halifax interlaminar clamps reinforced by halo vest immobilization: A long-term follow-up experience

Neurosurgery

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1153-1157

  Huang, Chun I ^a   Chen, Ih Hsin ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b Taipei Municipal Chung Hsiao Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial arthrodesis; Halifax interlaminar clamp; Spinal fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLAMP; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ILIAC BONE; IMMOBILIZATION; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0029896716     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199606000-00020     Document Type: Article

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