Evaluation of the bony landmarks in transcondylar approach

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 276-281

  Barut, Nehir ^a   Kale, Aysin ^b   Suslu, Hikmet Turan ^a,c   Ozturk, Adnan ^a   Bozbuga, Mustafa ^a   Sahinoglu, Kayihan ^b  

^a Dr Lutfi Kirdar Kartal Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Petrol Is Mahallesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hypoglossal canal; Occipital condyle; Transcondylar approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVALUATION; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NUCLEUS; MEASUREMENT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROSURGERY; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH;

ADULT; CADAVER; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMANS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OCCIPITAL BONE;

EID: 67651159067     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690902814725     Document Type: Article

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