title: Posterior atlantoaxial fixation with screw-rod constructs: safety, advantages, and shortcomings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, and Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
authors.forename: Deb A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Bhowmick
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, and Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Electronic address: benzele@ccf.org.
authors.forename: Edward C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Benzel
mesh_terms: D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Arthrodesis; Atlantoaxial; C1 lateral mass; C1-2; C1-C2; C2 pedicle; Cantilever