title: Magnetic resonance imaging-compatible posterior cervical implant for occipitocervical stabilization. Technical note.
abstract: Posterior cervical stabilization was accomplished in 30 patients (19 females and 11 males) by using sublaminar titanium cables and a new titanium bullet-shaped implant. Seventeen patients underwent occipitocervical fixation and 13 others were treated subaxially. These patients have been followed for 18 to 52 months (mean 36 months), and no implant has failed during the follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Neurology, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, United Kingdom.
authors.forename: H A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Crockard
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tammam
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000601:surgery*; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014025:Titanium; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D014025:Titanium