Stabilization of the atlantoaxial joint with C1-C3 lateral mass screw constructs: Biomechanical comparison with standard technique

Neurosurgery

Volumn 67, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2010, Pages

  Brasiliense, Leonardo B C ^a   Lazaro, Bruno C R ^a   Reyes, Phillip M ^a   Fox, Douglas ^b   Sonntag, Volker K H ^a   Crawford, Neil R ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TEXAS CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Altantoaxial fixation; Fusion; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; JOINT FUNCTION; JOINT STABILITY; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPINE STABILIZATION; STEREOPHOTOGRAMMETRY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; AXIS; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL ATLAS; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 78650597100     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e3181fb414c     Document Type: Article

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