C1 lateral mass anatomy: Proper placement of lateral mass screws

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 516-523

  Seal, Charles ^a   Zarro, Christopher ^a   Gelb, Daniel ^a   Ludwig, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; C1 lateral mass; Lateral mass screws; Upper cervical fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; ATLAS; BLEEDING; BONE SCREW; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIRSCHNER WIRE; LATERAL MASS FIXATION; MALE; NEURALGIA; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL ARTERY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL ATLAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 70349868240     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31818aa719     Document Type: Article

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