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Atlantoaxial Fixation Using Plate and Screw Method: A Report of 160 Treated Patients
Neurosurgery · 2002 · Vol. 51(6) · pp. 1351–1357
Atul Goel✉(King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College)Ketan Desai(King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College)Dattatraya P. Muzumdar(King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth G.S. Medical College)
Abstract
The plate and screw method of fixation with the use of intra-articular bone grafts in patients with atlantoaxial instability yielded a 100% fusion rate with a low incidence of complications.
Spinal Fractures and Fixation TechniquesTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular DisturbancesSpine and Intervertebral Disc PathologyMedicineAtlantoaxial instabilitySurgeryFixation (population genetics)NeurosurgeryRadiographyCervical spinePopulation
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AdolescentAdultAgedAtlanto-Axial JointBone PlatesBone ScrewsChildChild, PreschoolJoint DislocationsEquipment FailureFemaleHumansInfantJoint InstabilityMale
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Fractures and dislocations of the cervical spine
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