Anatomical study of axis for odontoid screw thickness, length, and angle

European Spine Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 271-275

  Tun, Kagan ^a   Kaptanoglu, Erkan ^a   Cemil, Berker ^a   Yorubulut, Mehmet ^b   Karahan, S Tuna ^c   Tekdemir, Ibrahim ^c  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b Primer Imaging Center   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anatomical study; Axis; Computerized tomography; Screw fixation; X ray

Indexed keywords

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; ODONTOID SCREW; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

BONE SCREWS; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; ODONTOID PROCESS; SPINAL FRACTURES;

EID: 59449099920     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-008-0814-7     Document Type: Article

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