Radiographic and anatomic basis of endoscopic anterior craniocervical decompression: A comparison of endonasal, transoral, and transcervical approaches

Neurosurgery

Volumn 65, Issue 6 SUPPL. 1, 2009, Pages

  Baird, Clinton J ^a   Conway, James E ^a   Sciubba, Daniel M ^a   Prevedello, Daniel M ^b   Quiñones Hinojosa, Alfredo ^a   Kassam, Amin B ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniocervical junction; Endonasal; Endoscopic; Odontoid; Transcervical; Transoral

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CLIVUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; ENDONASAL APPROACH; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; IMAGING; INCISOR; NASAL BONE; ODONTOID PROCESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRANSCERVICAL APPROACH; TRANSORAL APPROACH;

ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; AXIS; CADAVER; CERVICAL ATLAS; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MOUTH; NASAL CAVITY; NECK; NEURONAVIGATION; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; OCCIPITAL BONE; ODONTOID PROCESS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 74549185212     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000345641.97181.ED     Document Type: Article

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