Endoscopic transoral surgery for craniovertebral junction anomalies

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 367-373

  Husain, Mazhar ^a   Rastogi, Manu ^a   Ojha, Bal Krishna ^a   Chandra, Anil ^a   Jha, Deepak K ^a  

^a KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Craniovertebral junction; Endoscopy; Fracture; Odontoid process; Transoral approach

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DECOMPRESSION; BRAIN MALFORMATION; BRAIN REGION; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; SKULL BASE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINE INJURY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ARTHROSCOPY; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BASILAR IMPRESSION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISLOCATION; FOLLOW UP; METHODOLOGY; MOUTH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHROSCOPY; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; CHILD; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MOUTH; PLATYBASIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33750729248     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2006.5.4.367     Document Type: Article

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