Journal of Spine

Omar Kacimi

Publications

• Research Article
  Computed Tomographic Morphometric Study of the Occipital Bone Thickness in 100 Adult, Moroccan Patients
  Author(s): Said Hilmani, Ngamasata Trezor, Rim Amzil, Omar Kacimi and Abdessamad El AzhariSaid Hilmani, Ngamasata Trezor, Rim Amzil, Omar Kacimi and Abdessamad El Azhari
  
  Background: Occipital cervical fixation (OCF) is an important and difficult technic and has certain risks due to its relation with adjacent special anatomic features. One of specific areas to perform screw fixation and to prevent technical failures is the thickness of the occipital bone which require detailed morphological anatomical knowledge. To our knowledge, no published study has provided thicknesses of occiput in African Continent. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate occipital bony thickness in Moroccan population in order to determine the variability of the occipital bone thickness and to assess the feasibility and safety of hook and screw placement in these patients. Patients and methods: We evaluated occipital bony thickness using computed tomography (CT) imaging in 100 patients (30 females an.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000338

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