A Follow up Study of Occipito-cervical Fusion Using A Recto-angular Rod in Children

Autor:	Mitsuhiro Yanase, Toshifumi Nakagawa, Masaru Higo, Takashi Sakou, Eiji Taketomi
Rok vydání:	1995
Předmět:	Fixation (surgical) medicine.medical_specialty business.industry Follow up studies Medicine Occipito cervical fusion Mean age business Congenital dysplasia Cervical lordosis Surgery
Zdroj:	Orthopedics & Traumatology. 44:880-882
ISSN:	1349-4333 0037-1033
DOI:	10.5035/nishiseisai.44.880
Popis:	A follow-up study was done on occipito-cervical fusion using a recto-angular rod in eight children.Three subjects had congenital dysplasia of the odontoid, three had sustained atlanto-axial dislocation due to Down's syndrome, and two suffered from atlanto-axial rotatory fixation. The mean age of patients at the time of surgery was 8 years 4 months, and mean follow-up period was 5 years 6 months. In all children, symptoms remarkably improved after the operation. Cervical lordosis was slightly progressive, but no problems were seen in activities of daily living.We believe that occipito-cervical fusion using a recto-angular rod is useful even in children.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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