title: Atlanto-axial fusion with transarticular screw fixation.
abstract: We reviewed 161 patients, from four centres in Switzerland, who had undergone posterior fusion of the upper cervical spine with transarticular screw fixation of the atlanto-axial joints. They were followed up for a mean 24.6 months. The vertebral artery and the medulla escaped injury and only 5.9% of the complications were directly related to the screws. The rate of pseudarthrosis was 0.6%.
authors.affiliation: Spine Centre, Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grob
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jeanneret
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aebi
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Markwalder
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001863:Bone Screws; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*