Two methods of atlantoaxial stabilisation for atlantoaxial instability

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica

Volumn 73, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 741-746

  Masry, Mohamed Adel El ^a,b   El Assuity, Walaa Ikram ^a   Sadek, Foad Zamel ^a   Salah, Hossam ^a  

^a Cairo University   (Egypt)

^b Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial; Fusion; Instability; Lateral mass screws; Pedicular screws; Transarticular screws; Upper cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ARTHRODESIS; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 37549045213     PISSN: 00016462     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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