Biomechanics of halo-vest and dens screw fixation for type II odontoid fracture

Spine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 484-490

  Ivancic, Paul C ^a   Beauchman, Naseem N ^a   Mo, Fred ^a   Lawrence, Brandon D ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Cervical spine; Halo vest; Odontoid screw; Type II dens fracture

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; FRACTURE FIXATION; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; SPINE INSTABILITY; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; EXTERNAL FIXATOR; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; JOINT INSTABILITY; NECK; ODONTOID PROCESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKULL; SPINE FRACTURE; SPINE FUSION; THORAX;

BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; EXTERNAL FIXATORS; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NECK; ODONTOID PROCESS; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SKULL; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION; THORAX;

EID: 65549139322     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e318195a65b     Document Type: Article

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