The modified occipital condyle screw: A quantitative anatomic study investigating the feasibility of a novel instrumented fixation technique for craniocervical fusion

The modified occipital condyle screw: A quantitative anatomic study investigating the feasibility of a novel instrumented fixation technique for craniocervical fusion

Study Design: Prospective human anatomical study. Objective: Occipitocervical fusion with occipital plate or condyle screws has shown higher failure rates in those with skeletal dysplasia. The modified occipital condyle screw connects the occipital condyle to the pars basilaris of the occipital bo...

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Main Authors: Nicholas Dietz, Basil Erwin Gruter, Joshua Haegler, Samuel K Cho, R Shane Tubbs, Alexander Spiessberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
chiari malformation
craniocervical fusion
craniocervical instability
occipital condyle pedicle
occipital condyle screw fixation
surgery
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2023;volume=14;issue=2;spage=175;epage=180;aulast=Dietz

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