title: Limits of the transoral approach in craniospinal malformations.
abstract: Over a 15-year period, 15 patients with craniospinal malformations were operated on using the transoral route. Ten patients had basilar impression and five had atlantoaxial dislocation; nine patients had associated lesions. Patients treated with reposition and dorsal fusion recovered well without ventral decompression. We found that transoral odontoidectomy is suitable as a primary decompressing measure only in ventral compression or nondislocated atlantoaxial conditions.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Laborde
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gilsbach
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bertalanffy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Harders
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hardenack