Modified technique for C1-2 screw-rod fixation and fusion using autogenous bicortical iliac crest graft

European Spine Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 156-164

  Ni, Bin ^a   Zhou, Fengjin ^a   Guo, Qunfeng ^a   Li, Songkai ^a   Guo, Xiang ^a   Xie, Ning ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Bone transplantation; C1 2 fusion; C2 pedicle screw

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL INSTABILITY; BICORTICAL ILIAC CREST GRAFT FUSION; BONE GRAFT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY NAILING; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MENTAL HEALTH; NECK PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREW ROD FIXATION; SPINE INSTABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; AXIS; BONE NAILS; BONE SCREWS; BONE TRANSPLANTATION; CERVICAL ATLAS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILIUM; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862879464     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1958-4     Document Type: Article

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