Open AccessIs C2-3 fusion an evidence of atlantoaxial instability? An analysis based on surgical treatment of seven patients
Author(s) -
Atul Goel,
Dikpal Jadhav,
Abhidha Shah,
Survendra Rai,
Saswat Dandpat,
Neha Jadhav,
Tejas Vaja
Publication year - 2020
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/jcvjs.jcvjs_25_20
Subject(s) - medicine , atlantoaxial instability , myelopathy , spinal cord , spinal cord compression , fixation (population genetics) , surgery , radiological weapon , atlanto axial joint , cord , cervical vertebrae , spinal fusion , cervical spine , radiology , population , environmental health , psychiatry
The authors analyze the rationale of atlantoaxial fixation in patients presenting with symptoms related to cervical myelopathy and wherein the radiological images depicted C2-3 fusion and presence of single or multiple level neural compression of the subaxial cervical spinal cord attributed to "degenerative" spine.