Anatomic study for ideal and safe posterior C1-C2 transarticular screw fixation

Spine

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 1703-1707

  Jun, Byung Yoon ^a,b  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b Inha University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial fixation; Screw fixation; Space available for the screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT STABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLAS; AXIS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032143648     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199808010-00018     Document Type: Article

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