The Ponticulus Posticus as Risk Factor for Screw Insertion into the First Cervical Lateral Mass
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2018
Yazarlar: Dilek Arslan, Mehmet Asım ÖZER, Figen GÖKMEN, Ömer KİTİŞ
WORLD NEUROSURGERY, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, 2018, cilt 113, ss e579-e585
DOI: 10.1016/j.wneu.2018.02.100
Özet
BACKGROUND: Awareness of the osseous anomaly of ponticulus posticus (PP) is crucial in avoiding vertebral artery (VA) injuries during C1 instrumentation. The aim of this study was to investigate PP and its relationship with the VA with three-dimensional computed tomography angiography.