Os odontoideum sintomatico. Fijacion por via posterior / Symptomatic os odontoiddeum. Posterior fixation
Rev. argent. neurocir
;
18(3): 149-151, jul.-sept. 2004. ilus
Article
in Spanish
| LILACS
| ID: lil-390638
ABSTRACT
Objective:
to present a case of a patient with "os odontoideum" treated by posterior occipitocervical fusion. Description we report a case of a patient suffering posterior cervical pain, left brachialgia, lip numbness and paresthesias in the tip of the tongue. A compressive "os odonteideum" was found which was treated by a posterior approach. The patient did well showing symptoms relief. Intervention the patient was operated through a posterior approach and an occipitocervical (2) fixation and arthrodesis with iliac bone graft were reformed.Conclusion:
patients harboring compressive "os odontoideum" and / or C1-C2 instability associated or not to neurological symptoms should be surgically treated. The occipitocervical fixation and fusion through a posterior approach offered stability and allowed symptoms improvement in some cases
Search on Google
Index:
LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Spinal Cord Compression
/
Cervical Vertebrae
/
Fracture Fixation
/
Joint Instability
/
Odontoid Process
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Female
/
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev. argent. neurocir
Journal subject:
Neurosurgery
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Argentina
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS