Comparison of extraoral and transoral approaches to the craniocervical junction: Morphometric and quantitative analysis

World Neurosurgery

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 178-188

  Agrawal, Abhishek ^a   Cavalcanti, Daniel D ^a   Garcia Gonzalez, Ulises ^a   Chang, Steve W ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a   Spetzler, Robert F ^a   Preul, Mark C ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Craniocervical junction; Extraoral anterolateral prevascular approach; Morphometry; Quantitative analysis; Transoral approach

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CADAVER; EXTRAORAL ANTEROLATERAL PREVASCULAR SURGERY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MORPHOMETRICS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETRACTOR; SURGICAL APPROACH; TRANSORAL SURGERY;

EID: 78649233333     PISSN: 18788750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2010.03.034     Document Type: Review

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