C2 translaminar screw as the optimal choice for atlantoaxial dislocation with C2-C3 congenital fusion

Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery

Volumn 130, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1505-1509

  Zhou, Fengjin ^a   Ni, Bin ^a   Li, Songkai ^a   Yang, Jian ^a   Guo, Xiang ^a   Zhu, Angchen ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial dislocation; Translaminar screw; Vertebral artery; Vertebral fusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL JOINT; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CONGENITAL DISORDER; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; DISLOCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERNAL FIXATOR; METHODOLOGY; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONGENITAL ABNORMALITIES; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL FIXATORS; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 79954483554     PISSN: 09368051     EISSN: 14343916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00402-010-1069-4     Document Type: Article

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