Traumatic occipitocervical disruption: A new technique for stabilisation. Case report and literature review

Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - Series B

Volumn 88, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1464-1468

  Anderson, Alexander J ^a,c   Towns, G M ^b   Chiverton, N ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; AUTOTRANSPLANTATION; BONE GRAFT; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CANCELLOUS BONE; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MALE; PLATE FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; ATLAS; BONE PLATES; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CLAVICLE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; ROTATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33751258233     PISSN: 0301620X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1302/0301-620X.88B11.18082     Document Type: Article

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