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Transoral resection of odontoid process fragment in a rheumatoid patient using Coblation electrosurgery.

Caesar BC, Russell T

Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, UK.

A new technique is described for the removal of ligaments and soft tissue during a transoral resection of the odontoid process in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis. The technique employed is Coblation, a form of electrosurgery that operates at lower temperatures than conventional electrosurgical technique and, therefore, produces less collateral damage.

Published 8 September 2005 in Br J Neurosurg, 19(1): 77-8.
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