Anterior retropharyngeal fixation C1-2 for stabilization of atlantoaxial instabilities: Study of feasibility, technical description and preliminary results

European Spine Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1326-1338

  Koller, Heiko ^a   Kammermeier, Volker ^a   Ulbricht, Dietmar ^b   Assuncao, Allan ^a   Karolus, Stefan ^c   Van Den Berg, Boris ^c   Holz, Ulrich ^a  

^a Katharinenhospital ^*  (Germany)

^b Institute for Diagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology   (Germany)

^c DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Atlantoaxial instability; C1 C2; Cervical fusion; Upper cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; PHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL RISK; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTHROPOMETRY; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLAS; AXIS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL ATLAS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARYNX; REFERENCE VALUES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 33748624648     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-006-0103-2     Document Type: Article

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