Open AccessDelineate, yet not dread: Anomalous vertebral artery in pediatric congenital atlantoaxial dislocation and basilar invagination
Author(s) -
Pravin Salunke
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/jpn.jpn_64_17
Subject(s) - medicine , atlantoaxial instability , atlanto axial joint , basilar invagination , vertebral artery , dissection (medical) , bony fusion , anatomy , surgery , cervical spine , cervical vertebrae , radiography , decompression
The deformed joints seen in congenital atlantoaxial dislocation (CAAD) are often associated with vascular anomalies. It is important to identify these vascular anomalies and address them appropriately without compromising the manipulation and fusion of C1-C2 joints. The small bones in pediatric age group pose an additional challenge.