C1 anatomy and dimensions relative to lateral mass screw placement

Spine

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 844-848

  Christensen, David M ^a   Eastlack, Robert K ^b   Lynch, James J ^c   Yaszemski, Michael J ^a   Currier, Bradford L ^a,d  

^a Intermountain Spine and Orthopaedics   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c SpineNevada   (United States)

^d MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlanto occipital fixation; Atlantoaxial fixation; Atlas anatomy; Cervical fixation; Cervical pedicle screws; Cervical posterior fixation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLAS; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OSTEOMETRY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERTEBRA BODY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATLAS; AXIS; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34247214595     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.brs.0000259833.02179.c0     Document Type: Article

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