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Prevalence of High-Riding Vertebral Arteries and Narrow C2 Pedicles Among Central-European Population: A Computed Tomography-Based Study
2021-02-08
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<title>Abstract</title> <p>BackgroundHigh-riding vertebral artery (HRVA) and narrow C2 pedicles (C2P) pose a great risk of injuring the vessel during C2 pedicle or transarticular screw placement. Recent meta-analysis revealed a paucity of European studies regarding measurements and prevalence of these anatomical variants.Methods383 consecutive cervical spine CT scans with 766 potential screw insertion sites were...
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- 60f3cbe4-c504-52f8-9db9-4764667e2850
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- 10.21203/rs.3.rs-178555/v1
