Anatomic considerations for standard and modified techniques of cervical lateral mass screw placement

Spine Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 430-435

  Merola, Andrew A ^a,b   Castro, B Andrew ^a   Alongi, Paul R ^a   Mathur, Sameer ^a   Brkaric, Mario ^a   Vigna, Franco ^a   Riina, Joseph P ^a   Gorup, John ^a   Haher, Thomas R ^b  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical spine; Internal fixation; Lateral mass plates; Screw placement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; NERVE ROOT INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HISTOLOGY; INJURY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL ROOT; SPINE FUSION; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0642378499     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1529-9430(02)00461-8     Document Type: Article

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