The ponticulus posticus: Implications for screw insertion into the first cervical lateral mass

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery

Volumn 87, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2495-2498

  Young, Jason P ^a   Young, Paul H ^a   Ackermann, Michael J ^a   Anderson, Paul A ^b   Riew, K Daniel ^c  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c BARNES JEWISH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARCUATE FORAMEN; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; DISSECTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRA MALFORMATION; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 27544511866     PISSN: 00219355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2106/JBJS.E.00184     Document Type: Review

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