Risk of internal carotid artery injury during C1 screw placement: Analysis of 160 computed tomography angiograms

Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 316-323

  Estillore, Romel P ^a   Buchowski, Jacob M ^b   Van Minh, Do ^a   Park, Kun Woo ^a   Chang, Bong Soon ^c   Lee, Choon Ki ^c   Riew, K Daniel ^b   Yeom, Jin S ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

C1 lateral mass screw placement; Complication; Internal carotid artery; Transarticular C1 C2 screw placement; Vascular injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE SCREW; CAROTID ARTERIOGRAPHY; CAROTID ARTERY INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGIOGRAPHY; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CAROTID ARTERIES; CAROTID ARTERY INJURIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953844018     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2011.03.009     Document Type: Article

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