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Lateral Mass Screw Fixation of the Atlas: Surgical Technique and Anatomy
- Source :
- World Neurosurgery. 74:359-362
- Publication Year :
- 2010
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2010.
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Abstract
- The use of lateral mass atlas screws is an important technique to achieve fusion and stability at the craniocervical region affected by different pathologies (degenerative, traumatic, inflammatory, neoplastic, or congenital). This paper describes the anatomy and techniques necessary for proper insertion of posterior C1 lateral mass screws, using anatomic dissection and intraoperative pictures. Knowledge of the anatomy and the surgical technique of insertion of C1 lateral mass screws are of paramount importance to have good surgical results.
- Subjects :
- Joint Instability
Surgical results
Lateral mass
Bone Screws
Video-Assisted Surgery
Computed tomography
Screw fixation
Fixation (surgical)
Atlas (anatomy)
Prone Position
Humans
Medicine
Cervical Atlas
Muscle, Skeletal
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
Craniocervical region
Anatomy
Internal Fixators
medicine.anatomical_structure
Atlanto-Axial Joint
Fluoroscopy
Surgery
Neurology (clinical)
Spinal Nerve Roots
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 18788750
- Volume :
- 74
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- World Neurosurgery
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....a94c4c0b4e2b816381096d0f9f26b5f5