Computed tomographic morphometric analysis of the pediatric occipital condyle for occipital condyle screw placement

Spine

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Lin, Sheng Lei ^a   Xia, Dong Dong ^a   Chen, Wei ^a   Li, Yao ^a   Shen, Zhong Hai ^a   Wang, Xiang Yang ^a   Xu, Hua Zi ^a   Chi, Yong Long ^a  

^a THE SECOND AFFILIATED HOSPITAL AND YUYING CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF WENZHOU MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

computed tomography; morphometric study; occipital condyle screw; pediatric occipital condyles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BONE SCREWS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBULAR CONDYLE; OCCIPITAL BONE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84894031685     PISSN: 03622436     EISSN: 15281159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000105     Document Type: Article

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