Feasibility of rigid upper cervical instrumentation in children: Tomographic analysis of children aged 2-6

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Geck, Matthew J ^a   Truumees, Eeric ^a   Hawthorne, Dana ^a   Singh, Devender ^a   Stokes, John K ^a   Flynn, Amy ^a  

^a Seton Brain and Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial instability; Cervical instrumentation; Occipitocervical instability; Pediatric patients; Rigid fixation

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BONE LENGTH; CAUCASIAN; CERVICAL SPINE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKULL; SUTURE ANCHOR; THICKNESS; X RAY;

BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; SUTURE ANCHORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84902183709     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e318291ce46     Document Type: Article

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