• Neurosurgery · Mar 2010

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    Nuances of occipitocervical fixation.

    • Daniel C Lu, Andrew C Roeser, Valli P Mummaneni, and Praveen V Mummaneni.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94143-0112, USA.
    • Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar 1; 66 (3 Suppl): 141-6.

    ObjectiveTo describe the indications and techniques for occipitocervical (OC) fixation.MethodsThe operative nuances of current OC fixation techniques are described. A surgical technique video is included.ResultsPertinent literature is reviewed regarding OC fixation techniques.ConclusionOC fixation systems have evolved from wire and cable techniques to plates, rods, and screws. Screw-rod constructs are easy to implant and biomechanically more rigid than wire techniques.

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