Biomechanical evaluation of five different occipito-atlanto-axial fixation techniques

Spine

Volumn 24, Issue 22, 1999, Pages 2377-2382

  Oda, Itaru ^a,b   Abumi, Kuniyoshi ^b   Sell, Laura C ^a   Haggerty, Charles J ^a   Cunningham, Bryan W ^a   McAfee, Paul C ^a,c  

^a UNION MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Scoliosis and Spine Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Occipitocervical reconstruction; Pedicle screw; Spinal instrumentation; Transarticular screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION;

AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0032750036     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-199911150-00015     Document Type: Conference Paper

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