Biomechanical and Anatomical Validity of the Short Posterior Arch Screw

Objective This study was conducted to clarify the validity of the short posterior arch screw (S-PAS). The S-PAS is inserted only in the pedicle-analogue portion of the posterior arch. The S-PAS screw length is almost half that conventional C1 lateral mass screws inserted via the posterior arch (via-...

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Main Authors: Jun Mizutani, Nozomu Inoue, Yoshihisa Otsuka, Aiharu Furuya, Alejandro A. Espinoza Orias, Takanobu Otsuka
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2019-06-01
Series:Neurospine
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Online Access:http://www.e-neurospine.org/upload/pdf/ns-1836156-078.pdf