Pediatric occipitocervical arthrodesis: A review of current options and early evaluation of rigid internal fixation techniques

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 169-181

  Schultz Jr , K D ^a   Petronio, J ^b   Haid, R W ^a,d   Rodts, G E ^a   Erwood, S C ^a   Alexander, J ^b,c   Naraad, C ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b St Paul Neurosurgical   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

FG syndrome; Instrumented spine fusion; Kniest's disease; Metatropic dysplasia; Nager's syndrome; Occipitocervical fusion; Pediatric cervical spine

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; NAGER ACROFACIAL DYSOSTOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; ORTHOSIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034535165     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000055949     Document Type: Article

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