Morphologic considerations of C2 isthmus dimensions for the placement of transarticular screws

Spine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1542-1547

  Mandel, Irwin M ^a   Kambach, Brandon J ^a   Petersilge, Cheryl A ^b   Johnstone, Brian ^a   Yoo, Jung U ^a,c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

C2 isthmus; Pars interarticularis; Transarticular screw; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AXIS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0034659356     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00007632-200006150-00014     Document Type: Article

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