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Occipitocervical fixation remains a surgical challenge. A Y-plate in combination with transarticular screw fixation provides a simple and economically favorable solution to this problem. By integrating the transarticular screws into the Y-plate immediate postoperative reliable stabilization is achieved. Clinical results confirm the reliability and the low rate of pseudarthrosis with this surgical technique.
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Received for publication on April 16, 1999
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Grob, D. Posterior occipitocervical fusion in rheumatoid arthritis and other instabilities. J Orthop Sci 5, 82–87 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s007760050013
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s007760050013