The evolution of spinal instrumentation for the management of occipital cervical and cervicothoracic junctional injuries

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 11 SUPPL., 2006, Pages

  Smucker, Joseph D ^a   Sasso, Rick C ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA SPINE GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

Arthrodesis; Cervical spine; Cervicothoracic junction; History of surgery; Instrumentation; Occipito cervical junction; Posterior approach

Indexed keywords

BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MEDLINE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE FUSION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WIRE FIXATION;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; OCCIPITAL BONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPINAL INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 33646799474     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000218244.48569.37     Document Type: Review

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