Performing the screw fixation from C3 to odontoid process in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome and type II odontoid fracture

Performing the screw fixation from C3 to odontoid process in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome and type II odontoid fracture

A 56-year-old female patient was admitted with a history of pain during neck movements after cervical injury. Computerized tomography scan revealed type II odontoid fracture and fusion anomaly between C2 and C3 vertebrae. At surgery, the anteroinferior part of C2 vertebra corpus could not be reached...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mustafa Ogden, Ulas Yuksel, Ibrahim Akkurt, Bulent Bakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
From C3 to odontoid
Klippel–Feil syndrome
odontoid fracture
transodontoid screw
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2018;volume=9;issue=4;spage=277;epage=279;aulast=Ogden

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http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2018;volume=9;issue=4;spage=277;epage=279;aulast=Ogden

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