Posterior C2 Fixation Using Bilateral, Crossing C2 Laminar Screws: Case Series and Technical Note

Journal of Spinal Disorders

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 158-162

  Wright, Neill M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial stabilization; Axis; C2 fixation; Fusion; Laminar screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTERY OCCLUSION; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINAR SCREW; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE DISEASE; BONE PLATE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; JOINT STABILITY; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 1842686189     PISSN: 08950385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00024720-200404000-00014     Document Type: Article

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