A systematic review of occipital cervical fusion: Techniques and outcomes: A review

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 5-16

  Winegar, Corbett D ^a   Lawrence, James P ^a   Friel, Brian C ^a   Fernandez, Carmella ^a   Hong, Joseph ^a   Maltenfort, Mitchell ^a   Anderson, PauL A ^b   Vaccaro, Alexander R ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical fixation; Literature review; Occipitocervical fusion; Posterior instrumentation; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE PLATE; BONE SCREW; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; MORTALITY; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PROSTHESIS FAILURE; PSEUDARTHROSIS; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; WOUND COMPLICATION;

BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954295361     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2010.3.SPINE08143     Document Type: Review

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