title: [Post-traumatic atlanto-axial arthrosis].
abstract: Eight patients with post-traumatic chronic cervical syndrome and degenerative changes of the upper cervical spine, were treated with suboccipital fusion. After a mean follow up of 60 months (58-64), the patients were examined. Three patients had died during the follow-up period. A solid fusion was achieved in all cases. Significant reduction of pain and increased quality of life were established.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Wirbelsäulen- und Rückenmarkschirurgie, Schulthess Klinik, Zürich.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ehrat
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grob
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dvorak
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D014056:Tomography, X-Ray; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed