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The feasibility of inserting atlas lateral mass screws via the posterior arch.
Spine - 15 Nov 2006
Lee Michael J, Cassinelli Ezequiel, Riew K Daniel
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STUDY DESIGN: A total of 709 skeletally mature atlas specimens were obtained from the Hamann Todd Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Using digital caliper, the thickness of the vertebral artery groove was measured to determine the feasibility of potential screw placement. OBJECTIVE: To determine the feasibility of screw insertion into the atlas lateral mass via the posterior arch. SUMMARY OF...
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