A review of the diagnosis and treatment of atlantoaxial dislocations

SY Yang, AJ Boniello, CE Poorman… - Global spine …, 2014‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design Literature review. Objective Atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) is a rare and
potentially fatal disturbance to the normal occipital-cervical anatomy that affects some …

Techniques of posterior C1–C2 stabilization

JA Menendez, NM Wright - Neurosurgery, 2007‏ - journals.lww.com
Abstract INSTABILITY OF THE atlantoaxial complex may result from inflammatory, traumatic,
congenital, neoplastic, or degenerative disorders and often requires surgical stabilization …

Stabilization of the atlantoaxial complex via C-1 lateral mass and C-2 pedicle screw fixation in a multicenter clinical experience in 102 patients: modification of the …

HE Aryan, CB Newman, EW Nottmeier… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2008‏ - thejns.org
Object Stabilization of the atlantoaxial complex has proven to be very challenging. Because
of the high mobility of the C1–2 motion segment, fusion rates at this level have been …

Biomechanical evaluations of various c1-c2 posterior fixation techniques

HB Sim, JW Lee, JT Park, SA Mindea, J Lim, J Park - Spine, 2011‏ - journals.lww.com
Study Design. A biomechanical in vitro study using human cadaveric spine. Objective. To
compare the biomechanical stability of pedicle screws versus various established posterior …

Odontoid fractures: update on management

WK Hsu, PA Anderson - … -Journal of the American Academy of …, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
Recognition of the incidence of odontoid fractures as well as the associated morbidity and
unexpectedly high mortality rates has prompted significant changes in the management of …

A novel computer-assisted drill guide template for placement of C2 laminar screws

S Lu, YQ Xu, YZ Zhang, L **e, H Guo, DP Li - European Spine Journal, 2009‏ - Springer
The present method of C2 laminar screw placement relies on anatomical landmarks for
screw placement. Placement of C2 laminar screws using drill template has not been …

A review of complications associated with craniocervical fusion surgery

R Lall, NJ Patel, DK Resnick - Neurosurgery, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Fusion at the craniovertebral junction is performed to treat instability of the
upper cervical spine and occiput. The literature consists exclusively of case series in which …

Axis fractures

DM Pryputniewicz, MN Hadley - Neurosurgery, 2010‏ - journals.lww.com
BACKGROUND: Traumatic fractures of the second cervical vertebra are common,
representing nearly 20% of all acute cervical spinal fracture-dislocation injuries. They are …

Salvage of C2 pedicle and pars screws using the intralaminar technique: a biomechanical analysis

RA Lehman Jr, AE Dmitriev, MD Helgeson, RC Sasso… - Spine, 2008‏ - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Human cadaveric biomechanical analysis. Objective. The purpose of this
study is to evaluate the ability of using 1 of the remaining 2 methods of instrumenting C2 …

Selection of a rigid internal fixation construct for stabilization at the craniovertebral junction in pediatric patients

RCE Anderson, BT Ragel, J Mocco… - Journal of …, 2007‏ - thejns.org
Object Atlantoaxial and occipitocervical instability in children have traditionally been treated
with posterior bone and wire fusion and external halo orthoses. Recently, successful …