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Application of a novel headrest system for odontoid screw fixation. Technical note
Jonathan S Hott1, Vivek R Deshmukh, Stephen M Papadopoulos
1Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona 85013, USA.
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.