Internal reduction established by occiput-C2 pedicle polyaxial screw stabilization in pediatric atlantoaxial rotatory fixation

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 328-332

  Belen, Deniz ^a,b   Simsek, Serkan ^a   Yigitkanli, Kazim ^a   Bavbek, Murad ^a  

^a Neurosurgery Clinic   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial subluxation; Craniocervical instability; Griesel's syndrome; Pediatric cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BRACES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINAL FUSION; TORTICOLLIS; TRACTION;

EID: 33747093350     PISSN: 10162291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000094073     Document Type: Article

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