Impact of starting point and C2 nerve status on the safety and accuracy of C1 lateral mass screws

Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 171-185

  Elliott, Robert E ^a,d   Tanweer, Omar ^b,c   Frempong Boadu, Anthony ^b   Smith, Michael L ^b  

^a Neurosurgical Care   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Mainline Health   (United States)

Author keywords

atlantoaxial; atlas; C 1; fusion; Goel; Harms; vertebral artery

Indexed keywords

ARTERY INJURY; C1 LATERAL MASS SCREW; C2 NERVE; C2 NERVE NEURALGIA; C2 NERVE NUMBNESS; DEVICE SAFETY; FLUOROSCOPY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; NERVE ROOT; NEURALGIA; PARESTHESIA; PEDICLE SCREW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTHESIS DISLOCATION; PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; REVIEW; SPINAL NERVE; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VERTEBRAL ARTERY INJURY; ADULT; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BONE SCREW; CERVICAL VERTEBRA; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY; PROCEDURES; SURGERY;

ADULT; BONE SCREWS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES;

EID: 84930570950     PISSN: 15360652     EISSN: 15392465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182898aa9     Document Type: Review

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