Transoral intraarticular cage distraction and C-JAWS fixation for revision of basilar invagination with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation

Abstract Background The revision surgery of basilar invagination (BI) with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (IAAD) after a previous occipitocervical fusion (OCF) is challenging. Transoral revision surgery has more advantages than a combined anterior and posterior approach in addressing this path...

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Main Authors: Xiaobao Zou, Binbin Wang, Haozhi Yang, Su Ge, Bieping Ouyang, Yuyue Chen, Ling Ni, Shuang Zhang, Hong Xia, Xiangyang Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03792-3