Working area, safety zones, and angles of approach for posterior C-1 lateral mass screw placement: A quantitative anatomical and morphometric evaluation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-254

  Rocha, Rogerio ^a,c   Safavi Abbasi, Sam ^b   Reis, Cassius ^b   Theodore, Nicholas ^b   Bambakidis, Nicholas ^b   De Oliveira, Evandro ^a,c   Sonntag, Volker K H ^b   Crawford, Neil R ^b  

^a Institute of Neurological Sciences   (Brazil)

^b BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantal lateral mass screw; Posterior atlantoaxial stabilization; Working area

Indexed keywords

ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CADAVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; SAFETY; TISSUE SECTION; ADULT; ATLAS; AXIS; BONE SCREW; HISTOLOGY; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLAS; AXIS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 34047125860     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.3.247     Document Type: Article

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