title: Occipitocervical fixation with a single occipital clamp using inverted hooks.
abstract: A simple occipitocervical osteosynthesis technique using cervical CCD (compact Cotrel-Dubousset) material is described in a clinical case. The originality of this technique consists in the occipital fastening used, involving the simultaneous insertion of two hooks into a single burr-hole. This greatly facilitated the positioning of the osteosynthesis rods, reduced surgical time, and provided immediate stability. These criteria are of considerable importance since this difficult surgical procedure is often performed in patients in a frail condition.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurotraumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôtel-Dieu, Nantes, France.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Faure
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bord
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Monteiro da Silva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Diaz Saldaña
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Robert
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013125:Spinal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed