Occipito-cervical fusion using posterior titanium plates

European Spine Journal

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 308-312

  Lieberman, I H ^a   Webb, J K ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myelopathy; Occipito cervical fusion; Plate fixation; Spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BONE PLATES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCIPITAL BONE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SPINAL FUSION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0031723499     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005860050080     Document Type: Article

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