The Role of Plate and Screw Fixation in Occipitocervical Fusion in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Dieter Grob, Jiri Dvorak, Manohar M. Panjabi, Jay A. Antinnes

Spine · 1994 · 111 citations · 0 references

Abstract

In occipitocervical fusion for patients with rheumatoid arthritis, the screw and plate fixation technique provides superior results than other techniques using wire fixations.