C1-2 transarticular screw fixation in high-riding vertebral artery: Suggestion of new trajectory

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 499-504

  Lee, June Ho ^a,b   Jahng, Tae Ahn ^a   Chung, Chun Kee ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Gimpo Airport Wooridul Spine Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial transarticular screw insertion; Highriding vertebral artery; Screw insertion simulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

EID: 34948889262     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318031af51     Document Type: Article

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