Anatomical relationship of the internal carotid artery to C-1: Clinical implications for screw fixation of the atlas

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 335-340

  Hoh, Daniel J ^a   Maya, Marcel ^b   Jung, Alexander ^b   Ponrartana, Skorn ^b   Lauryssen, Carl L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Olympia Medical Center   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial fusion atlas; C 1 lateral mass screw; Internal carotid artery; Transarticular screw

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL INSTABILITY; ATLAS; BONE SCREW; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ERROR; NECK; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL RISK;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; CAROTID ARTERY, INTERNAL; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 41749124565     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/8/4/335     Document Type: Article

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