Comparative analysis of isocentric 3-dimensional C-arm fluoroscopy and biplanar fluoroscopy for anterior screw fixation in odontoid fractures

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 189-193

  Martirosyan, Nikolay L ^a   Kalb, Samuel ^a   Cavalcanti, Daniel D ^a   Lochhead, Richard A ^a   Uschold, Timothy D ^a   Loh, Amanda ^a,b   Theodore, Nicholas ^a  

^a BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

3 dimensional fluoroscopy; Biplanar fluoroscopy; Isocentric C arm; Odontoid fractures; Screw fixation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANEMIA; ATELECTASIS; BONE SCREW; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE FIXATION; HEART FAILURE; HUMAN; JOINT MOBILITY; KIDNEY FAILURE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ODONTOID PROCESS; ODONTOID PROCESS FRACTURE; OPERATION DURATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BONE SCREWS; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; FRACTURE FIXATION, INTERNAL; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODONTOID PROCESS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL FRACTURES; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880040568     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e31823f62c7     Document Type: Review

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