FUSION WITH OCCIPITAL BONE FOR ATLANTOAXIAL INSTABILITY - TECHNICAL NOTE

Authors
SAGHER O MALIK JM LEE JH SHAFFREY CI SHAFFREY ME SZABO TA JANE JA KELLY DL STILLERMAN CB
Citation
O. Sagher et al., FUSION WITH OCCIPITAL BONE FOR ATLANTOAXIAL INSTABILITY - TECHNICAL NOTE, Neurosurgery, 33(5), 1993, pp. 926-929
Citations number
18
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery,Neurosciences
Journal title
Neurosurgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
0148396X
Volume
33
Issue
5
Year of publication
1993
Pages
926 - 929
Database
ISI
SICI code
0148-396X(1993)33:5<926:FWOBFA>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
A TECHNIQUE IS described of using autologous occipital bone for poster ior atlantoaxial fusions. The advantages include the ease of harvest, the lack of postoperative discomfort, and the suitability of occipital bone for the fusion.