Vertebral artery injury in C1-2 transarticular screw fixation: Results of a survey of the AANS/CNS section on disorders of the spine and peripheral nerves

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 634-640

  Wright, Neill M ^a   Lauryssen, Carl ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Spine instrumentation; Transarticular screw fixation; Vertebral artery injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE DISEASE; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0031896021     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.4.0634     Document Type: Article

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