Failure of posterior titanium atlantoaxial cable fixation

Spine Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 166-170

  Garcia Jr , Rolando ^a   Gorin, Stephen ^a  

^a Aventura Hospital and Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial; Cervical arthrodesis; Cervical instability; Titanium cables

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDARTHROSIS; RISK; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT FAILURE; VERTEBRAL CANAL; X RAY; EQUIPMENT; KIRSCHNER WIRE; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REOPERATION; ROTATION;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REOPERATION; ROTATION; SPINAL CANAL; SPINAL FUSION; TITANIUM;

EID: 0642280309     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00541-7     Document Type: Article

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