Open AccessIs atlantoaxial instability the cause of "high" cervical ossified posterior longitudinal ligament? Analysis on the basis of surgical treatment of seven patients
Author(s) -
Atul Goel
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.176613
Subject(s) - medicine , atlantoaxial instability , corpectomy , surgery , laminoplasty , posterior longitudinal ligament , laminectomy , basilar invagination , spinal canal , arthrodesis , ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament , fixation (population genetics) , atlanto axial joint , orthopedic surgery , decompression , cervical vertebrae , myelopathy , cervical spine , spinal cord , population , alternative medicine , environmental health , pathology , psychiatry
Multilevel ossified posterior longitudinal ligaments (OPLLs), particularly those that extend into the high cervical region, are formidable and challenging surgical problems. The aim of the presentation is to analyze the results of surgical treatment of seven consecutive patients having high cervical OPLL with atlantoaxial and subaxial facetal fixations.