Biomechanical comparison of occipitoatlantal screw fixation techniques: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 143-152

  Bambakidis, Nicholas C ^a   Feiz Erfan, Iman ^a,b   Horn, Eric M ^a   Gonzalez, L Fernando ^a   Baek, Seungwon ^a   Yüksel, K Zafer ^a,c   Brantley, Anna G U ^a   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MARICOPA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atlas; Axis; Biomechanics; Cable graft fixation; Occiput; Screw rod fixation

Indexed keywords

TITANIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL SCREW FIXATION TECHNIQUE; ATLAS; AXIAL ROTATION; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; LATERAL MASS SCREW; MALE; OCCIPITAL KEEL SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SKULL BASE; SPINE FUSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSARTICULAR SCREW; WIRE FIXATION;

ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 38949133893     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/2/143     Document Type: Article

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