The use of C1 lateral mass screws in complex cervical spine surgery: Indications, techniques, and outcome in a prospective consecutive series of 25 cases

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 308-316

  Gunnarsson, Thorsteinn ^a   Massicotte, Eric M ^a   Govender, Preneshlin V ^a   Raja Rampersaud, Yoga ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; C1 lateral mass screws; C1 C2 transarticular screws; Cervical fusion; Multilevel cervical fixation; Tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MALFORMATION; CANCER SURGERY; CERVICAL SPINE DISLOCATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; KYPHOSIS; LORDOSIS; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249794838     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.bsd.0000211291.21766.4d     Document Type: Article

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