Inferolateral entry point for C2 pedicle screw fixation in high cervical lesions

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society

Volumn 50, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 341-347

  Lee, Kwang Ho ^a   Kang, Dong Ho ^a   Lee, Chul Hee ^a   Hwang, Soo Hyun ^a   Park, In Sung ^a   Jung, Jin Myung ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial fixation; C2 pedicle screw; Entry point

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPLICATION SITE PARESTHESIA; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE SCREW; BRAIN INFARCTION; CERVICAL SPINE INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; ODONTOID PSEUDOTUMOR; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSEUDOTUMOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; WOUND CARE;

EID: 80655135529     PISSN: 20053711     EISSN: 15987876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2011.50.4.341     Document Type: Article

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