Abstract
The posterior transarticular screw fixation C1/2 (TASF C1/2) was developed by Fritz Magerl in St.Gallen/Switzerland in the early 1980s to stabilize the atlas on the axis. The technique combines the transarticular screw fixation C1/C2 with a Gallie fusion [1]. The TASF C1/2 itself has shown to stabilize very well the rotation and lateral bending while there is still some flexion/extension left. This remaining flexion/extension motion can be suppressed by the addition of a Gallie fusion, therefore providing not only additional stability, but also the bone necessary to obtain a posterior bony fusion.
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Jeanneret, B. (2019). Posterior Transarticular Screw Fixation C1-C2. In: Koller, H., Robinson, Y. (eds) Cervical Spine Surgery: Standard and Advanced Techniques. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-93432-7_36
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