Posterior C2 instrumentation: Accuracy and complications associated with four techniques

Spine

Volumn 36, Issue 14, 2011, Pages

  Bransford, Richard J ^a   Russo, Anthony J ^b   Freeborn, Mark ^c   Nguyen, Quynh T ^a   Lee, Michael J ^a   Chapman, Jens R ^a   Bellabarba, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Montana Orthopaedics   (United States)

^c Evergreen Orthopaedic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Axis; C2 instrumentation; C2 pedicle screw; C2 translaminar screw; Transarticular screw; Vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTERY DISSECTION; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NERVE INJURY; PEDICLE SCREW; PERIOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL MORTALITY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY STENOSIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 79960021184     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0b013e3181fdaf06     Document Type: Article

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