Occipital condyle syndrome in a case of rotatory atlantoaxial subluxation (type II) with craniovertebral junction tuberculosis: Should we operate on “active tuberculosis?”

Occipital condyle syndrome in a case of rotatory atlantoaxial subluxation (type II) with craniovertebral junction tuberculosis: Should we operate on “active tuberculosis?”

Tuberculosis of the craniovertebral junction is rare as well as intriguing. We present a unique amalgamation of three rare entities: craniovertebral tuberculosis, occipital condyle syndrome, and nontraumatic type II rotatory atlantoaxial dislocation in one patient. We reviewed the limited literature...

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Main Authors: Ashutosh Kumar, Suyash Singh, Priyadarshi Dikshit, Kuntal Kanti Das, Arun Kumar Srivastava
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
collar
conservative
craniovertebral junction
halo
surgery
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jcvjs.com/article.asp?issn=0974-8237;year=2020;volume=11;issue=2;spage=143;epage=147;aulast=Kumar

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