Flexion Dysfunction of Atlanto‐Occipital Joint Associated with Cervical Spondylosis [PDF]
Orthopaedic Surgery, 2021 Objective To investigate the association between atlanto‐occipital radiographic alignment in flexion and cervical spondylosis (CS). Methods This is a retrospective case‐control study.
Long Gong +3 more
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Non-traumatic posterior atlanto-occipital joint dislocation [PDF]
European Spine Journal, 2010 This report presents a case of non-traumatic posterior atlanto-occipital dislocation. A 36-year-old female was referred with a history of numbness of the extremities, vertigo and neck pain for 1 year. The patient had no history of trauma. The axial rotation of range of motion of the cervical spine was severely restricted.
Yasunori Sorimachi +2 more
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Injury Threshold of Rectus Capitis Muscles at the Atlanto-occipital Joint [PDF]
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics, 2017 The objective of this study was to collect muscle stiffness data from the 4 rectus capitis (RC) muscles to better understand their role in stabilizing the atlanto-occipital joint. The passive load displacement properties of these muscles have not been previously reported.Rectus capitis muscles were removed from 3 unembalmed head and neck specimens ...
Richard C Hallgren
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Atlanto-axial subluxation after pyogenic spondylitis of the atlanto-occipital joint [PDF]
European Spine Journal, 2010 This report presents a case of atlanto-axial subluxation after treatment of pyogenic spondylitis of the atlanto-occipital joint. A 60-year-old male had 1-month history of neck pain with fever. Magnetic resonance imaging showed inflammation around the odontoid process. Intravenous antibiotic therapy was administrated immediately.
Yasunori Sorimachi +2 more
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A Sufficient Surgical Window for Deep-Seated Extracranial Schwannomas in the Craniocervical Junction by the Anterolateral Approach [PDF]
Neurospine, 2020 Care should be taken regarding surrounding anatomic structures during access to deep-seated extracranial schwannomas in the craniocervical junction (CCJ).
Yu-ichiro Ohnishi +5 more
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Eosinophilic Granuloma of Atlanto-Occipital Joint [PDF]
Skull Base, 1992 An isolated eosinophilic granuloma at the craniocervical junction was treated by an extreme lateral surgical excision, bone grating, and radiotherapy with good outcome.
P, Sett, J, Tobias, H A, Crockard
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Unilateral atlanto-occipital injury: A case series and detailed radiographic description
Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2022 Context: Atlanto-occipital dissociation is a highly lethal ligamentous injury at the craniocervical junction (CCJ). Previous studies have described rare cases of milder forms of atlanto-occipital injury (AOI) which might be managed nonoperatively, but ...
Jacob Richard Lepard +3 more
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Diagnostics, 2022 The craniovertebral junction defined as the occiput, the atlas, and the axis is a complex bony region that contains vital neural and vascular structures.
Paolo Spinnato +2 more
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C2 Superior Facetal Osteotomy: A Novel Technique in Complex Craniovertebral Junction Surgery for C1 Lateral Mass Screw Placement [PDF]
Asian Spine Journal, 2023 Complex craniovertebral junction (CVJ) defects account for a considerable proportion of CVJ diseases. Given the heavily assimilated C1, an unfavorable C1–C2 joint orientation, an overriding C2 superior facet, a low-hanging occiput, and an abnormal ...
Deepak Kumar Singh +4 more
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Craniocervical junction abnormalities with atlantoaxial subluxation caused by ventral subluxation of C2 in a dog [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2017 Craniocervical junction abnormalities with atlantoaxial subluxation caused by ventral subluxation of C2 were diagnosed in a 6-month-old female Pomeranian with tetraplegia as a clinical sign.
Harumichi Itoh +10 more
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