Direct Intraoperative Reduction of Basilar Invagination Associated with Atlantoaxial Subluxation – Technical Note

In the present article, we describe a technique of direct intraoperative reduction of congenital atlantoaxial subluxation associated with severe basilar invagination and atlas assimilation. It consists of a wide dissection of the craniovertebral junction, exposing the region between the superior fac...

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Main Authors: Victor Emmanuel Passos Barretto, Camila Andrade de Sousa, Anderson Loureiro, Diogo Arruda, Anderson Matos, Andrei Fernandes Joaquim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda. 2017-12-01
Series:Brazilian Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0037-1608882