Feasibility of occipital condyle screw placement for occipitocervical fixation: A cadaveric study and description of a novel technique

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 540-546

  Uribe, Juan S ^a   Ramos, Edwin ^a   Vale, Fernando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

craniocervical fusion; craniocervical junction; craniovertebral junction; occipital condyle; occipital condyle screws; occipitocervical fusion; occipitocervical instability; occipitocervical junction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENTATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; SPINE FUSION;

ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 60849091374     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31816d655e     Document Type: Article

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