C1 lateral mass screws: Surgical nuances

Techniques in Orthopaedics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 272-277

  Fiore, Amory J ^a   Mummaneni, Praveen V ^a   Haid, Regis W ^a   Rodts, Gerald E ^a   Sasso, Rick C ^b  

^a EMORY CLINIC   (United States)

^b INDIANA SPINE GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial stabilization; Lateral mass screws; Transarticular screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042209861     PISSN: 08859698     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00013611-200209000-00002     Document Type: Article

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