Management of odontoid fractures with percutaneous anterior odontoid screw fixation

European Spine Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1157-1164

  Chi, Yong Long ^a   Wang, Xiang Yang ^a   Xu, Hua Zi ^a   Lin, Yan ^a   Huang, Qi Shan ^a   Mao, Fang Min ^a   Ni, Wen Fei ^a   Wang, Sheng ^a   Dai, Li Yang ^b  

^a WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b XINHUA HOSPITAL AFFILIATED TO SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Fracture; Minimally invasive spinal surgery; Odontoid process; Percutaneous; Screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCUTANEOUS ANTERIOR ODONTOID SCREW FIXATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36148935953     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-007-0331-0     Document Type: Article

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