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Screw malposition, occipital neuralgia, major complications, and total C1 screw complications were analyzed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      The distribution of C1 screw entry point is as follows: inferior lateral mass, 317 screws (88.5 %); posterior arch (PA), 38 screws (10.7 %); and superior lateral mass, 3 screws (0.8 %). We sacrificed the C2 root for 127 screws (35.5 %). C1 instrumentation induced 3.1 % screw malposition, 6.4 % occipital neuralgia, 0.6 % vascular injury, and 3.4 % major complications. In multivariate analysis, deformity (odds ratio [OR]: 2.10,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P\u00a0=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0.003), traumatic pathology (OR: 4.97,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.001), and PA entry point (OR: 3.38,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.001) are independent factors of C1 screw malposition. C2 root resection can decrease the incidence of C1 screw malposition (OR: 0.38,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.012), but it is a risk factor of occipital neuralgia (OR: 2.62,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.034). Advanced surgical experience (OR: 0.09,\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u00a0=\u00a0.020) correlated with less major complication.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSION<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The incidence of C1 screw complications might not be uncommon, and deformity or traumatic pathology and PA entry point could be the risk factors to total C1 screw complications. The PA screw induces more malposition, but less occipital neuralgia. C2 root resection can reduce screw malposition, but increases occipital neuralgia.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1093\/ons\/opz068","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,5,7]],"date-time":"2019-05-07T17:08:12Z","timestamp":1557248892000},"page":"509-517","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Analysis of Risk Factors for Posterior C1 Screw-Related Complication: A Retrospective Study of 358 Posterior C1 Screws"],"prefix":"10.1227","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3061-0689","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Ho Jun","family":"Yi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Neurosurgery, St. Vincent's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Suwon, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jae Taek","family":"Hong","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department 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