Application of a novel headrest system for odontoid screw fixation. Technical note.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
The authors describe a unique headholder device adapted to facilitate the placement of anterior odontoid screws. The patient's head is affixed in the headholder equipped with an articulating arm that can be placed in a paramedian fashion. This configuration rigidly fixates the head and provides an unencumbered open-mouth view of the odontoid using radiographic images, thus making screw placement easier.
Medical subject headings
- Bone Screws
- External Fixators
- Fractures, Bone
- Odontoid Process