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C2 prosthesis: anterior upper cervical fixation device to reconstruct the second cervical vertebra

Destruction of the second cervical vertebra leads to a highly unstable situation. Reconstruction is difficult because the axis plays a central role in rotatory movements and has a unique function in redistributing axial loads. The axis transfers the axial load of the two lateral masses of the atlas...

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Autores principales: Jeszenszky, Dezső, Fekete, Tamás Fülöp, Melcher, Robert, Harms, Jürgen
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2078292/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17632736
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00586-007-0435-6