Anatomic considerations for the placement of C2 laminar screws

Spine

Volumn 31, Issue 24, 2006, Pages 2767-2771

  Cassinelli, Ezequiel H ^a,c   Lee, Michael ^a   Skalak, Anthony ^a   Ahn, Nicholas U ^a   Wright, Neill M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 5171 Bolwell ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial fixation; Axis; Cervical spine; Laminar screws

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPINE STABILIZATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANTHROPOMETRY; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 33751089581     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000245869.85276.f4     Document Type: Article

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