C2 Anatomy and dimensions relative to translaminar screw placement in an Asian population

Spine

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 704-708

  Ma, Xiang Yang ^a   Yin, Qing Shui ^a   Wu, Zeng Hui ^a   Xia, Hong ^a   Daniel Riew, K ^b   Liu, Jing Fa ^a  

^a Guangzhou Liuhuaqiao Hospital   (China)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial fixation; Axis anatomy; C2 laminar screw; Canal compromise; Cervical spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL SPINE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL ANATOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VERTEBRAL CANAL; ADULT; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CADAVER; DEVICES; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PATIENT MONITORING; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SURGERY;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 78650112375     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181bb8831     Document Type: Article

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