Laohacharoensombat W, Suphachatwong C
Department of Orthopaedics and Rehabilitation Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Bull Hosp Jt Dis Orthop Inst. 1990 Spring;50(1):20-6.
A method of rigid occipitocervical fixation is described which uses an occipital pin passed through the external occipital protuberance. Additional rods and wires are used to complete the fixation. The occipital pin was tested in a cadaver skull and was found to be able to withstand a distraction force of 30-50 kgs. Three patients with grossly unstable upper cervical spines due to cancer metastasis were able to walk as a result of this surgery.
描述了一种刚性枕颈固定方法，该方法使用一根穿过枕外隆突的枕骨钉。使用额外的杆和钢丝来完成固定。枕骨钉在尸体颅骨上进行了测试，发现能够承受30至50公斤的牵张力。三名因癌症转移导致上颈椎严重不稳定的患者通过该手术能够行走。
