Letter to the Editor concerning “Clival screw and plate fixation by the transoral approach for the craniovertebral junction: a CT-based feasibility study” by Lin J, Kong G, Xu X, Liu Q, Huang Z, Zhu Q, Ji W (Eur Spine J. 2019; https://doi.org/10.1007/s00586-019-06039-5)

[摘要] I read the above-mentioned article with interest. The authors mention that they have ‘invented’ the technique of deployment of clival screws and plate that they place in the craniovertebral junction by transoral surgical route. Accordingly, the study aims to evaluate the anatomic parameters for feasibility of clivus screw and plate placement.