Posterior atlantoaxial fixation with screw-rod constructs: safety, advantages, and shortcomings

World Neurosurg. 2014 Feb;81(2):288-9. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.024. Epub 2012 Oct 24.

Authors

Deb A Bhowmick¹, Edward C Benzel²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, and Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
² Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, and Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic address: benzele@ccf.org.

PMID: 23103258
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2012.10.024

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Keywords: Arthrodesis; Atlantoaxial; C1 lateral mass; C1-2; C1-C2; C2 pedicle; Cantilever.

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MeSH terms

Atlanto-Axial Joint / surgery*
Humans
Joint Instability / surgery*
Spinal Fusion / instrumentation*
Spinal Fusion / methods*