Lateral atlantoaxial joint arthrography in atlantoaxial rotatory fixation

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 216-220

  Hosono, Noboru ^a   Yonenobu, Kazuo ^b   Tada, Koichi ^c   Yoshikawa, Hideki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b MINAMI OSAKA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c KANSAI ROSAI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Interlocking of the facet; Rupture of the capsule; Upper cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ARTHROGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; ATLANTOAXIAL ROTATORY FIXATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CAPSULE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SKELETON TRACTION; SPINE FUSION; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANAMNESIS; ARTHRODESIS; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE DISEASE; NECK PAIN; SKELETON MALFORMATION;

EID: 0344838688     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200304000-00017     Document Type: Article

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