Protection of the C1 posterior arch in atlantal lateral mass fixation: Technical case report

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 59-61

  Al Barbarawi, Mohammed ^a   Sekhon, Lali H S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Level 7   (Australia)

Author keywords

atlantoaxial fusion; lateral mass; os odontoideum; screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; X RAY ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; FOOTBALL; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; ILIUM; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 11444254763     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2004.03.006     Document Type: Article

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