Atlantoaxial Dislocation: Surgical Outcome following Anterior Retropharyngeal Approach to Odontoid with or without Fixation

Atlantoaxial Dislocation: Surgical Outcome following Anterior Retropharyngeal Approach to Odontoid with or without Fixation

Introduction Atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) refers to a loss of stability between the atlas and axis vertebra. The conventional transoral approach and the anterior retropharyngeal approach (ARPA) are adequate for the upper cervical vertebral segments. This study was undertaken to evaluate the useful...

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Main Authors: Manpreet Singh Banga, B.V. Sandeep, Suniti Kumar Saha, Kaushik Roy, Sourabh Dixit, Partha Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc. 2021-05-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
Subjects:
atlantoaxial dislocation
anterior retropharyngeal
nurick grade
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0040-1721237

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