Equivalence of fusion rates after rigid internal fixation of the occiput to C-2 with or without C-1 instrumentation: Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 380-384

  Hankinson, Todd C ^a   Avellino, Anthony M ^b   Harter, David ^c   Jea, Andrew ^d   Lew, Sean ^e   Pincus, David ^f   Proctor, Mark R ^g   Rodriguez, Luis ^h   Sacco, David ⁱ   Spinks, Theodore ^j   Brockmeyer, Douglas L ^k   Anderson, Richard C E ^a  

^a College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Children's Hospital of Wisconsin   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^g BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS ALL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

ⁱ Neurosurgeons for Children PA   (United States)

^j TEXAS A M COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^k PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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Author keywords

Occipitocervical instability; Occipitocervical instrumentation; Pediatric occipitocervical fusion; Pediatric spinal instrumentation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT INSTABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCIPITAL BONE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; AXIS; CERVICAL ATLAS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNAL FIXATORS; JOINT INSTABILITY; OCCIPITAL BONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77950563957     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2009.10.PEDS09296     Document Type: Article

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