Suitability of 3.5-mm screw for the atlas in children: a retrospective computed tomography analysis.

Jiarui ChenTuo LiangYajie HuYouliang MaShengsheng HuangLiyi ChenJie JiangHao LiTianyou ChenJiemei CenChong LiuXinli Zhan

Published in: European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society (2022)

CT examination could help in preoperative decision-making, and 3.5-mm screw was found to be suitable for lateral mass screw internal fixation in children aging 2 years and older. D1-D4 increased with age. This provided a certain reference to perform posterior atlantoaxial fusion in children and is of great significance to design posterior atlantoaxial screw in children.

Keyphrases

computed tomography
young adults
magnetic resonance imaging
positron emission tomography
patients undergoing
image quality
minimally invasive
dual energy
middle aged
finite element analysis