Biomechanical evaluations of various C1-C2 posterior fixation techniques

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Sim, Hong Bo ^a   Lee, Jong Won ^a   Park, Jong Tae ^a   Mindea, Stefan A ^a   Lim, Jesse ^a   Park, Jon ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

atlantoaxial fi xation; biomechanics; C2 pedicle screw; intralaminar screw; transarticular screw; vertebral artery injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CADAVER; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; RHOMBENCEPHALIC ISTHMUS; RISK FACTOR; ROTATION; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BIOMECHANICS; BONE SCREWS; BONE WIRES; CADAVER; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 79952975484     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e31820611ba     Document Type: Article

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