Routine insertion of the lateral mass screw via the posterior arch for C1 fixation: Feasibility and related complications

Spine Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 476-483

  Yeom, Jin S ^a   Kafle, Dinesh ^a   Nguyen, Ngoc Quyen ^a   Noh, Won ^a   Park, Kun Woo ^a   Chang, Bong Soon ^b   Lee, Choon Ki ^b   Riew, K Daniel ^c  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

C1 lateral mass screw; C1 posterior arch screw; Cortical perforation; Occipital neuralgia; Vertebral artery injury

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTERY INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LATERAL MASS SCREW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURALGIA; ORTHOPEDIC EQUIPMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINE STABILIZATION; SURGEON; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; X RAY FILM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864757303     PISSN: 15299430     EISSN: 18781632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.spinee.2012.06.010     Document Type: Article

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