Cadaveric study for placement of occipital condyle screws: Technique and effects on surrounding anatomic structures - Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 347-353

  La Marca, Frank ^a   Zubay, Geoffrey ^b   Morrison III, Thomas ^b   Karahalios, Dean ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoglossal canal; Image guided surgery; Occipital condyle; Occipitocervical fusion; Screw placement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREW; CADAVER DONOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORTICAL BONE; FEMALE; FEMUR CONDYLE; FIXATION DEVICE; HUMAN; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY; IMAGING SYSTEM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; OCCIPITAL BONE; OCCIPITAL CONDYLE SCREW; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; CADAVER; COMPUTER ASSISTED SURGERY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SPINE FUSION;

ADULT; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; BONE SCREWS; CADAVER; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLOSSAL NERVE; MALE; OCCIPITAL BONE; SPINAL FUSION; SURGERY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED;

EID: 85047684471     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI.2008.9.10.347     Document Type: Article

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