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Tuberculous spondylitis of the craniovertebral junction

, 2016
Craniovertebral junction tuberculosis is rare, accounting for 0.3 to 1% of all tuberculous spondylitis cases. MR imaging is the modality of choice to detect bone involvement, abscess formation and subligamentous spreading of the pus, to differentiate ...
Igoumenou, V., Megaloikonomos, P.D., Mavrogenis, A.F., Soultanis, K., Antoniadou, T.   +4 more
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Dystopic Os odontoideum: A rare cause of atlantoaxial instability

Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2017
Os odontoideum is a relatively common developmental anomaly of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ), which is usually an incidental finding on spine imaging. But the dystopic variety of os odontoideum is uncommon and can be baleful.
Joe M Das, K Krishnakumar, Suresh Nair
doaj   +1 more source

Exoscope and OArm: what we can learn in craniovertebral junction surgery

, 2021
As neurosurgeons dedicated to congenital or acquired compressive pathologies of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ), we are strongly convinced that something new is happening in our surgical armamentarium as well as in our operating theatre, so ...
Visocchi, Massimiliano, Signorelli, Francesco, Mattogno, Pier P, Massimiliano VISOCCHI, Pier P. MATTOGNO, Francesco SIGNORELLI   +5 more
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Documenting precondylar tubercles and third occipital condyles in human crania from a museum collection (Rome, Italy)

Folia Morphologica
BACKGROUND: Anatomical variants such as the precondylar tubercle (PCT) and third occipital condyle (TOC) are rare bony projections located at the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Sroka, Jacek Szczurowski, Ileana Micarelli, Alba A. Bastanza, Elisabetta Aloisi Masella, Janusz Moryś, Giorgio Manzi, Edyta Dzięciołowska-Baran   +7 more
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Transoral approach to extradural non-neoplastic lesions of the craniovertebral junction

, 2014
Background: The transoral approach allows for an unobstructed anterior view of the craniovertebral junction from the lower clivus to C1 and C2.
Benedetto, Nicola, PERRINI, PAOLO, Di Lorenzo, Nicola   +2 more
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C1C2 Distraction and Compression Technique for Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies with Basilar Invagination and Irreducible Atlantoaxial Dislocation

Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2018
The authors describe four cases of basilar invagination (BI) with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (AAD) by distraction and compression technique. The article describes the technique in detail and the principles of the reduction achieved in all the ...
Vamsi Krishna Yerramneni, Vamshi Krishna Kotha, Ramanadha Reddy   +2 more
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Pediatric basilar invagination: Unveiling a rare complication of inflammatory bowel disease unclassified

PM&R, Volume 16, Issue 7, Page 789-791, July 2024.
Pavla Slivkova, Filip Jevic, Barbora Schmidtova, Jana Smetanova, Martin Kyncl, Jakub Jacisko, Alena Kobesova   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Complete surgical excision of intramedullary schwannoma at the craniovertebral junction in neurofibromatosis type-2 [PDF]

, 2004
Intramedullary spinal schwannomas are extremely rare. We describe a case of a 13-year-old female who was found to have an intramedullary schwannoma at craniovertebral junction along with incidental bilateral acoustic neuromas, which was excised ...
Shah, A A, Siddiqui, A A
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Posterior Decompression and Arthrodesis in Congenital Atlantoaxial Subluxation and Associated Complex Vertebral Artery Anomaly: A Case Report

Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports
Introduction: The overall incidence of vertebral artery (VA) variations is 2–3%, but among patients with congenital anomalies at the cranio-vertebral junction, it is 20%.
Nikhil Goyal, Pratibha Bhatia, Siddharth S Sethy, Jitendra Chaturvedi, Bhaskar Sarkar, Pankaj Kandwal   +5 more
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Basilar Invagination: Surgical Results

, 2015
Introduction: Basilar invagination (BI) is a congenital craniocervical junction (CCJ) anomaly represented by a prolapsed spine into the skull-base that can result in severe neurological impairment.
Joaquim A., Giacomini L., Ghizoni E., Patel A., Tedeschi H.   +4 more
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