The optimal transarticular C1-2 screw length and the location of the hypoglossal nerve

Surgical Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 208-210

  Ebraheim, Nabil A ^a   Misson, Joseph R ^a   Xu, Rongming ^a   Yeasting, Richard A ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial fusion; Complications; Hypoglossal nerve; Transarticular screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; DRILL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NERVE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 0034128001     PISSN: 00903019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-3019(00)00160-9     Document Type: Article

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