Suboccipital neuralgia after C1 pedicle screw insertion: do we neglect atlantooccipital joint violation? - Case report and literature review

Suboccipital neuralgia after C1 pedicle screw insertion: do we neglect atlantooccipital joint violation? - Case report and literature review

Abstract Background Occipital neuralgia is one of the postoperative complications of C1 lateral mass screw insertion, which was deemed to be related with the C2 nerve root dysfunction. Case presentation A 52-year-old female patient presented with gradually progressive numbness and weakness in her ex...

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Main Authors: Jun-Song Yang, Jing Li, Hao Chen, Peng Liu, Chu Chen, Tuan-Jiang Liu, Lei Chu, Ding-Jun Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-07-01
Series:BMC Surgery
Subjects:
Occipital neuralgia
Complications
Atlantoaxial instability
Atlantoaxial fixation
Atlas screw
Lateral mass
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12893-019-0551-3

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