Computerized tomographic measurements of morphometric parameters of the C2 for the feasibility of laminar screw fixation in Korean population

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 15-18

  Kim, Young June ^a   Rhee, Woo Tack ^a   Lee, Sang Bok ^a   You, Seung Hoon ^a   Lee, Sang Youl ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Axis; Laminar screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTURE FIXATION; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE STABILIZATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 57049152374     PISSN: 12258245     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2008.44.1.15     Document Type: Article

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