title: TO THE EDITOR. Re: Kim HS, Suk KS, Moon SH, et al. Safety evaluation of freehand lateral mass screw fixation in the sub axial cervical spine: evaluation of 1256 screws. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2015;40:2-5.
authors.affiliation: Hong Hui Hospital, Xi'an Jiaotong University College of Medicine, Xi'an, 710054, China.
authors.forename: Liang
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yan
authors.forename: Baorong
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Dingjun
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hao
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000009:adverse effects*