Arteriovenous fistula as a complication of C1-2 transarticular screw fixation: Case report and review of the literature

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 340-343

  Coric, Domagoj ^a,b   Branch Jr , Charles L ^a   Wilson, John A ^a   Robinson, James C ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST BAPTIST HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

arteriovenous fistula; atlantoaxial stabilization; cervical spine fusion; transarticular screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0030017856     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.2.0340     Document Type: Article

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