A novel surgical management for pediatric patients with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation: Transoral intraarticular cage distraction and fusion with C-JAWS staple fixation
BackgroundCurrently, irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (IAAD) can be treated by a single transoral approach in one stage to reduce surgical injuries to patients. However, the widely used fixation devices are not suitable for pediatric patients because of larger profile of devices.ObjectiveThe pur...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-01-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Surgery |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsurg.2022.1054695/full |