An anatomic consideration of C2 vertebrae artery groove variation for individual screw implantation in axis

European Spine Journal

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1547-1552

  Wang, Janhua ^a   Xia, Hong ^a   Ying, Qingshui ^a   Lu, Yang ^b   Wu, Zenghui ^a   Ai, Fzhi ^a   Ma, Xiangyang ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

C2 pedicle screw; C2 translaminar screw; C2 vertebral artery groove (VAG); Individual screw placement; Safe zone

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MALE; PEDICLE SCREW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK REDUCTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE SURGERY; SURGICAL ANATOMY; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY GROOVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879947526     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: 14320932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-013-2779-4     Document Type: Article

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