Clinical Report
Pedicle screw placement in patients with variant atlas pedicle
Journal of International Medical Research 2016, Vol. 44(4) 931–939 ! The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0300060516643192 imr.sagepub.com
Qiang-Hua Zhang, Hai-Dong Li and Ji-Kang Min
Abstract Objective: To investigate how the anatomy of variant atlas vertebra impacts on the strategy used to place pedicle screws used to treat atlantoaxial instability. Methods: The study enrolled patients with cervical instability who had a posterior arch pedicle height 3.5 mm (34 of 56). The majority of the posterior arch heights were
Pedicle screw placement in patients with variant atlas pedicle
Journal of International Medical Research 2016, Vol. 44(4) 931–939 ! The Author(s) 2016 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.co.uk/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0300060516643192 imr.sagepub.com
Qiang-Hua Zhang, Hai-Dong Li and Ji-Kang Min
Abstract Objective: To investigate how the anatomy of variant atlas vertebra impacts on the strategy used to place pedicle screws used to treat atlantoaxial instability. Methods: The study enrolled patients with cervical instability who had a posterior arch pedicle height 3.5 mm (34 of 56). The majority of the posterior arch heights were
