title: Atlantoaxial dislocation associated with stenosis of canal at atlas.
abstract: Three rare cases of stenosis of spinal canal at the level of atlas associated with atlantoaxial dislocation are presented. An atlantoaxial lateral mass fixation with plate and screws after posterior midline bony decompression was successfully performed in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital, Parel, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Muzumdar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dindorkar
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001860:Bone Plates; D001863:Bone Screws; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007085:Ilium / Q000637:transplantation; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D007593:Joint Instability / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery