Quantitative anatomy of the transverse foramen and pedicle of the axis

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 521-525

  Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Xu, Rongming ^a   Lin, David ^a   Haman, Steve ^a   Yeasting, Richard A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis; Pedicle; Transpedicular fixation; Transverse foramen; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; VERTEBRA; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 0032425427     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002517-199812000-00012     Document Type: Article

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