Atlas posterior arch and vertebral artery's groove variants: a classification, morphometric study, clinical and surgical implications.
Τίτλος | Atlas posterior arch and vertebral artery's groove variants: a classification, morphometric study, clinical and surgical implications. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2019 |
Authors | Natsis, K., Piperaki E-T., Fratzoglou M., Lazaridis N., Tsitsopoulos P. P., Samolis Α., Kostares M., & Piagkou M. |
Journal | Surg Radiol Anat |
Volume | 41 |
Issue | 9 |
Pagination | 985-1001 |
Date Published | 2019 Sep |
ISSN | 1279-8517 |
Λέξεις κλειδιά | Adult, Anatomic Variation, Bone Screws, Cervical Atlas, Computed Tomography Angiography, Female, Humans, Imaging, Three-Dimensional, Intraoperative Complications, Male, Middle Aged, Spinal Fusion, Vertebral Artery, Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency, Young Adult |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: The third part of the vertebral artery (VA) coursing in vertebral artery groove (VAG) may be injured during posterior craniocervical junction approaches. |
DOI | 10.1007/s00276-019-02256-1 |
Alternate Journal | Surg Radiol Anat |
PubMed ID | 31172259 |