C1C2 Distraction and Compression Technique for Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies with Basilar Invagination and Irreducible Atlantoaxial Dislocation

The authors describe four cases of basilar invagination (BI) with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) by distraction and compression technique. The article describes the technique in detail and the principles of the reduction achieved in all the planes by C1C2 screw placement, the cage insert...

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Main Authors: Vamsi Krishna Yerramneni, Vamshi Krishna Kotha, Ramanadha Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2018-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0038-1649333