Surgical Treatment of Craniovertebral Junction Instability : Clinical Outcomes and Effectiveness in Personal Experience
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Surgical Intervention for Instability of the Craniovertebral Junction
Surgical approaches for stabilizing the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) are classified as either anterior or posterior approaches. Among the anterior approaches, the established method is anterior odontoid screw fixation. Posterior approaches are classified as either atlanto-axial fixation or occipito-cervical (O-C) fixation. Spinal instrumentation using anchor screws and rods has become a popul...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
سال: 2010
ISSN: 2005-3711
DOI: 10.3340/jkns.2010.48.1.37