A new method of occipitocervical fusion using internal fixation.
We describe a method for decompression and fusion of the occipitocervical junction in cases of atlantoaxial subluxation. Use of an implanted steel rectangle provides immediate rigid internal fixation, permitting early mobilization with minimal external support.
Department of Neurosurgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, England.
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Hockley
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D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013131:Spine / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000601:surgery