The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 574-579, July 2009

Lateral fluoroscopic guide to prevent occipitocervical and atlantoaxial joint violation during C1 lateral mass screw placement

  • Jin S. Yeom, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Sungnam, Kyungki 463-707, Republic of Korea
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  • Jacob M. Buchowski, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA
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  • Kun-Woo Park, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Sungnam, Kyungki 463-707, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, 300 Gumi-dong, Bundang-gu, Sungnam, Kyungki 463-707, Republic of Korea. Tel.: (82) 31-787-7202; fax: (82) 2-787-4056.
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  • Bong-Soon Chang, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeonkeon-dong, Chongro-gu, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea
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  • Choon-Ki Lee, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, 28 Yeonkeon-dong, Chongro-gu, Seoul 110-744, Republic of Korea
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  • K. Daniel Riew, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Washington University, 660 S. Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8233, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA

Received 13 August 2008; accepted 23 February 2009. published online 06 April 2009.

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 IRB Status: This study received the approval of the institutional review board of Seoul National University Bundang Hospital.

 FDA device/drug status: C1 lateral mass screws are not FDA approved.

 Author disclosures: JMB (consultant with Stryker, Inc.); KDR (receives royalties from Biomet [C-tek anterior plate]; research support from Medtronic).

 This work was supported by the Korea Research Foundation Grant funded by the Korean Government (MOEHRD) (KRF-2005-041-E00248).

PII: S1529-9430(09)00092-8

doi:10.1016/j.spinee.2009.02.008

The Spine Journal
Volume 9, Issue 7 , Pages 574-579, July 2009

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