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Case Reports
. 2007 Jan;6(1):90-1.
doi: 10.3171/spi.2007.6.1.90.

Application of a novel headrest system for odontoid screw fixation. Technical note

Jonathan S Hott  1 , Vivek R Deshmukh, Stephen M Papadopoulos, Robert F Spetzler
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Application of a novel headrest system for odontoid screw fixation. Technical note

Jonathan S Hott et al. J Neurosurg Spine. 2007 Jan.

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.

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