Atlantoaxial joint jamming as a treatment for atlantoaxial dislocation: A preliminary report - Technical note

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 90-94

  Goel, Atul ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial dislocation; Atlantoaxial joint; Atlas; Axis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE GRAFT; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INDIA; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; DISLOCATIONS; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; TITANIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34447549173     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI-07/07/090     Document Type: Article

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