C1 lateral mass screw insertion with protection of C1-C2 venous sinus: Technical note and review of the literature

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 21, 2010, Pages

  Pan, Jie ^a   Li, Lijun ^a   Qian, Lie ^a   Tan, Jun ^a   Sun, Guixin ^a   Li, Xin ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

atlantoaxial instability; atlas screw; bone wax; lateral mass screw; notch; transpedicular screw; venous sinus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; BLEEDING; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INCIDENCE; MALE; PARESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINUS VENOSUS; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL ATLAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; VEINS;

EID: 77957999305     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181e215ff     Document Type: Review

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