Biomechanical comparison of four C1 to C2 rigid fixative techniques: Anterior transarticular, posterior transarticular, C1 to C2 pedicle, and C1 to C2 intralaminar screws

Neurosurgery

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 516-520

  Lapsiwala, Samir B ^a   Anderson, Paul A ^a   Oza, Ashish ^a   Resnick, Daniel K ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

C1 lateral mass; Cervical spine; Intralaminar screw; Rigid fixation; Transarticular screws

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGED; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33745792102     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000197222.05299.31     Document Type: Article

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