Biomechanical comparison of two new atlantoaxial fixation techniques with C1-2 transarticular screw-graft fixation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 336-342

  Härtl, Roger ^a,b   Chamberlain, Robert H ^a   Fifield, Mary S ^a   Chou, Dean ^a,c   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial stabilization; Biomechanical testing; Graft

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTICULAR CARTILAGE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FLEXOR REFLEX; FRACTURE FIXATION; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; AGED; ARTHROPLASTY; CADAVER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; KIRSCHNER WIRE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPINE FUSION;

AGED; ARTHROPLASTY, REPLACEMENT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 33750714051     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.4.336     Document Type: Article

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