title: Transoral plate and screw fixation of the craniovertebral region--a preliminary report.
abstract: A transoral plate and screw fixation of the clivus to the body of the cervical vertebra is described. The procedure was successfully performed in a patient with congenital basilar invagination after odontoidectomy.
authors.affiliation: K.E.M. Hospital, Parel, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Karapurkar
mesh_terms: D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process; D010985:Platybasia / Q000601:surgery; D013515:Surgery, Oral