Basilar invagination secondary to hypoplasia of the clivus - Is there indication for craniocervical fixation?
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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Main Authors: | Joaquim,Andrei Fernandes, Ghizoni,Enrico, Almeida,João Paulo, Anderle,Diogo Valli, Tedeschi,Helder |
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Format: | Digital revista |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna
2014
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Online Access: | http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512014000100069 |
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