C2 prosthesis: Anterior upper cervical fixation device to reconstruct the second cervical vertebra

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1695-1700

  Jeszenszky, Dezso ^a   Fekete, Tamás Fülöp ^a   Melcher, Robert ^b   Harms, Jürgen ^b  

^a SCHULTHESS CLINIC   (Switzerland)

^b Klinikum Karlsbad Langensteinbach   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anterior support; Axis neoplasm; C2 prosthesis; Spinal instability; Spondylectomy vertebrectomy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AXIS; BONE DEFECT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CHORDOMA; HUMAN; MECHANICAL STRESS; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPINE MOBILITY; SPINE SURGERY; SPINE TUMOR; VERTEBRA BODY;

ADOLESCENT; ATLAS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICES; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 35348852612     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0435-6     Document Type: Article

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