Atlantoaxial Subluxation Associated With Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament of the Cervical Spine
| Autor: | Takehiko Torisu, Shouichi Uchinou, Hirofumi Matsumoto, Mitsuhiro Takasita, Hiroshi Tsumura |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Joint Instability
Male medicine.medical_specialty Radiography medicine.medical_treatment Arthrodesis Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament medicine Humans Posterior longitudinal ligament Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Cervical Atlas Axis Cervical Vertebra Aged Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis Subluxation Ossification business.industry Middle Aged musculoskeletal system medicine.disease Laminoplasty Surgery Joint Deformities Acquired Female Neurology (clinical) medicine.symptom Spastic quadriplegia business human activities |
| Zdroj: | Spine. 25:2133-2136 |
| ISSN: | 0362-2436 |
| Popis: | Study design Two case reports. Objective To demonstrate two rare cases of atlantoaxial subluxation associated with ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine, in which spastic quadriplegia developed. Summary of background data There are only two reports of an association of diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis with atlantoaxial subluxation. This condition often accompanies ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine, but there is nothing in the literature about the association of ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament with atlantoaxial subluxation. Methods Clinical and radiographic findings of these two cases were demonstrated. In both cases laminoplasty of the cervical spine was performed with occipitoaxial arthrodesis. Results The spastic quadriplegia of these two patients caused by myelocompression improved after surgical intervention. Conclusion Ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the cervical spine may cause atlantoaxial subluxation. |
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