title: Does sacrifice of the C2 root benefit C1-2 arthrodesis?
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Joshua P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Herzog
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Groff
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000601:surgery*