title: Congenital malformations of the craniovertebral junction: classification and surgical treatment.
abstract: The clinical, radiological and surgical findings of 56 patients with congenital malformations of the craniovertebral junction who underwent surgical intervention in the Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical School were reviewed. The anomalies were classified according to their embryonic origin. Forty-two cases of the series were major abnormalities formed by the combination of more than one germ layer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erbengi
authors.forename: H K
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Oge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007714:Klippel-Feil Syndrome / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009436:Neural Tube Defects / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery*; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D010985:Platybasia / Q000145:classification / Q000601:surgery; D012189:Retrospective Studies