Anatomy and mobility in the adult cadaveric craniocervical junction.

Autor: Taverne M; Craniofacial Growth and Form Laboratory, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France., Lalieve L; Craniofacial Growth and Form Laboratory, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France., Persohn S; Arts et Métiers - Institute of Technology, Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, Paris, France., Khonsari RH; Craniofacial Growth and Form Laboratory, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.; Department of Pediatric Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic surgery, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.; UFR de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France., Paternoster G; UFR de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.; CRMR CRANIOST, Filière TeteCou, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France., James S; UFR de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France., Blauwblomme T; UFR de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.; CRMR C-MAVEM, Filière NeuroSphinx, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France., Benichi S; UFR de Médecine, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France.; Department of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France.; CRMR C-MAVEM, Filière NeuroSphinx, Necker-Enfants Malades Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France., Laporte S; Arts et Métiers - Institute of Technology, Institut de Biomécanique Humaine Georges Charpak, Paris, France.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of morphology [J Morphol] 2024 Jul; Vol. 285 (7), pp. e21748.
DOI: 10.1002/jmor.21748
Abstrakt: Genetic diseases with craniofacial malformations can be associated with anomalies of the craniocervical joint (CCJ). The functions of the CCJ are thus impaired, as mobility may be either limited by abnormal bone fusion causing headaches, or exaggerated in the case of hypermobility, which may cause irreparable damage to the spinal cord. Restoring the balance between mobility and stability requires surgical correction in children. The anatomy and biomechanics of the CCJ are quite unique, yet have been overlooked in the past decades. Pediatric evidence is so scarce, that investigating the adult CCJ is our best shot to disentangle the form-function relationships of this anatomical region. The motivation of the present study was to understand the morphological and functional basis of motion in the CCJ, in the hope to find morphological features accessible from medical imaging able to predict mobility. To do so, we have quantified the in-vitro kinematics of the CCJ in nine cadaveric asymptomatic adults, and estimated a wide range of mobility variables covering the complexity of spinal motion. We compared these variables with the shape of the occipital, the atlas and the axis, obtained using a dense geometric morphometric approach. Morphological joint congruence was also quantified. Our results suggest a strong relationship between bone shape and motion, with the overall geometry predicting best the primary movements, and the joint facets predicting best the secondary movements. We propose a functional hypothesis stating that the musculoligamental system determines movements of great amplitude, while the shape and congruence of joint facets determine the secondary and coupled movements, especially by varying the geometry of bone stops and the way ligaments are tensioned. We believe this work will provide valuable insights in understanding the biomechanics of the CCJ. Furthermore, it should help surgeons treating CCJ anomalies by enabling them to translate objectives of functional and clinical outcome into clear objectives of morphological outcome.
(© 2024 The Author(s). Journal of Morphology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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