Feasibility of C2 translaminar screw as an alternative or salvage of C2 pedicle screws in atlantoaxial instability

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 254-258

  Park, Jae Suk ^a   Cho, Dae Chul ^a   Sung, Joo Kyung ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

atlantoaxial; C2; pedicle screw; translaminar screw

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL INSTABILITY; C2 TRANSLAMINAR SCREW; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LAMINAR BREACH; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE FUSION; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; AXIS; BONE SCREWS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT INSTABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINAL FUSION;

EID: 84864285689     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318218a4f7     Document Type: Article

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