title: Gallie's fusion for atlantoaxial arthrosis with occipital neuralgia.
abstract: Atlantoaxial fusion by the Gallie's technique was performed in four patients with unilateral arthrosis of the atlantoaxial lateral articulation for incapacitating occipital neuralgia. Total relief of the occipital neuralgia was obtained in all the patients without having to resort to dorsal rhizotomy, which was the treatment advocated by the authors who described this entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedics, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka State, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009437:Neuralgia / Q000209:etiology*; D009778:Occipital Lobe; D011859:Radiography; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*