Basilar invagination secondary to hypoplasia of the clivus - Is there indication for craniocervical fixation?

Autor:	Andrei Fernandes Joaquim, Enrico Ghizoni, João Paulo Almeida, Diogo Valli Anderle, Helder Tedeschi
Jazyk:	English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Platisbasia Craniectomía descompresiva Fosa craneal posterior Resultado del tratamiento Orthopedic surgery RD701-811 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system RC925-935
Zdroj:	Coluna/Columna, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 69-70 (2014)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	2177-014X 1808-1851
DOI:	10.1590/S1808-18512014130100292
Popis:	The posterior fossa decompression is a form of treatment suggested for patients with basilar invagination (BI) secondary to hypoplasia symptomatic of the clivus and atlantoaxial alignment preserved. Based on the fact that the worsening of cranial-cervical kyphosis (decrease of clivus-canal angle to less than 150o) can result in anterior brainstem compression, we propose that some patients may benefit from the cranio-cervical fixation. We present a case report of a patient with BI secondary to clivus hypoplasia who underwent cranio-cervical fixation in extension, with a reduction in clivus-canal angle and improvement of symptoms without posterior fossa decompression.
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