Biomechanical evaluation of cervical lateral mass fixation: A comparison of the Roy-Camille and Magerl screw techniques

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 100, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2004, Pages 268-276

  Barrey, Cédric ^a   Mertens, Patrick ^a   Rumelhart, Claude ^a   Cotton, François ^a   Jund, Jérome ^a   Perrin, Gilles ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Biomechanical testing spinal fixation; Bone screw; Cervical spine; Lateral mass; Pullout strength

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERAL; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MAGERL SCREW TECHNIQUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROY CAMILLE SCREW TECHNIQUE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 1542378008     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2004.100.3.0268     Document Type: Article

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