title: Novel use of bone cement to aid atlanto-axial distraction in the treatment of basilar invagination: a case report and technical note.
authors.affiliation: UOC Neurochirurgia 1, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria "Santa Maria alle Scotte", Viale Bracci, Siena, Italy. francesco.cacciola@googlemail.com
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cacciola
authors.forename: Vishal
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Bronek
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boszczyk
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D001488:Basilar Artery / Q000473:pathology*; D001843:Bone Cements; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000601:surgery*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D019547:Neck Pain / Q000209:etiology; D019635:Neurosurgical Procedures; D019637:Orthopedic Procedures; D010985:Platybasia / Q000628:therapy*; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D019904:Polymethyl Methacrylate