Biomechanical study of atlantoaxial arthrodesis: Transarticular screw fixation versus modified Brooks posterior wiring

Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 483-489

  Mitchell, Thomas C ^a   Sadasivan, Kalia K ^a   Ogden, Alan L ^a   Mayeux, Ray H ^a   Mukherjee, Debi P ^a   Albright, James A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial arthrodesis; Biomechanical study; Posterior wiring; Transarticular screw fixation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREW; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0033193322     PISSN: 08905339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005131-199909000-00004     Document Type: Article

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