Transoral odontoidectomy

Neurosurgery

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1045-1050

  Mummaneni, Praveen V ^a   Haid, Regis W ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Atlanta Brain and Spine Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniocervical junction; Decompression; Odontoidectomy; Transoral surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DENS AXIS RESECTION; HUMAN; MICROSURGERY; NEUROSURGERY; ODONTOID PROCESS; OPERATING ROOM; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETRACTOR; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; ODONTOID PROCESS; PHARYNX; POSTURE; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 18244394033     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000158202.60442.FA     Document Type: Article

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