Cadaveric morphometric anatomy of C-1 vertebra in relation to lateral mass screw placement

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 589-593

  Gupta, Tulika ^a,b  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Atlantal lateral mass screw; Atlanto axial dislocation; Atlas; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL DISLOCATION; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MORPHOMETRICS; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL ANATOMY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BODY WEIGHTS AND MEASURES; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL ATLAS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 53149130565     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-008-0377-7     Document Type: Article

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