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Safe Margin beyond Dens Tips to Ventral Dura in Anterior Odontoid Screw Fixation : Analysis of Three-Dimensional Computed Tomography Scan of Odontoid Process

OBJECTIVE: Anterior odontoid screw fixation is a safe and effective method for the treatment of odontoid fractures. The surgical technique is recommended for perforation of the apical cortex of the dens by the lag screw. However, overpenetration of the apical cortex may lead to potentially serious c...

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Autores principales: Sung, Min-Jae, Kim, Kyoung-Tae, Hwang, Jeong-Hyun, Sung, Joo-Kyung, Cho, Dae-Chul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Neurosurgical Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6046568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29991109
http://dx.doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2018.0034