C2 and Greater Occipital Nerve: The Anatomic and Functional Implications in Spinal Surgery

INTRODUCTION: Posterior C1-C2 fusion is a highly successful treatment for atlantoaxial instability and other pathologies of the cervical spine, with fusion rates approaching 95%-100%. However, poor visualization of the lateral masses of C1 secondary to the course of the C2 nerve root along with bloo...

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Autores principales: Janjua, M. Burhan, Zhou, Peter L, Greenfield, Jeffrey P, Baaj, Ali A, Frempong-Boadu, Anthony
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2017
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Orthopedics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409074
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1074

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5378473/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28409074
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.1074

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