Application of a Novel Headrest System for Odontoid Screw Fixation: Technical Note

Authors

Jonathan S. Hott
Vivek R. DeshmukhFollow
Stephen M. Papadopoulos, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow
Robert F. Spetzler, Barrow Neurological InstituteFollow

Department

neurosurgery

Document Type

Article

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.

Publication Date

2007

Publication Title

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

ISSN

1547-5654

Volume

6

Issue

1

First Page

90

Last Page

91

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

10.3171/spi.2007.6.1.90

Recommended Citation

Hott, Jonathan S.; Deshmukh, Vivek R.; Papadopoulos, Stephen M.; and Spetzler, Robert F., "Application of a Novel Headrest System for Odontoid Screw Fixation: Technical Note" (2007). Neurosurgery. 39.
https://scholar.barrowneuro.org/neurosurgery/39