title: 360° fusion for realignment of high grade cervical kyphosis by one step surgery: Case report.
abstract: Surgical treatment for cervical kyphotic deformity is still controversial. Circumferential approach has been well described in the literature but long terms outcomes are not well reported. Important to decide the correct treatment option is the preoperative radiological exams to value the type of deformity (flexible or fixed). We report the case of a 67-year-old woman affected by a severe cervical kyphotic deformity who underwent combined anterior/posterior surgical approach, getting a good reduction of the deformity and an optimal stability in a long term follow up.
authors.affiliation: Alessandro Landi, Nicola Marotta, Cristina Mancarella, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, Roberto Tarantino, Roberto Delfini, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome, Sapienza, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Landi
authors.affiliation: Alessandro Landi, Nicola Marotta, Cristina Mancarella, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, Roberto Tarantino, Roberto Delfini, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome, Sapienza, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Marotta
authors.affiliation: Alessandro Landi, Nicola Marotta, Cristina Mancarella, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, Roberto Tarantino, Roberto Delfini, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome, Sapienza, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mancarella
authors.affiliation: Alessandro Landi, Nicola Marotta, Cristina Mancarella, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, Roberto Tarantino, Roberto Delfini, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome, Sapienza, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Demo Eugenio
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Dugoni
authors.affiliation: Alessandro Landi, Nicola Marotta, Cristina Mancarella, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, Roberto Tarantino, Roberto Delfini, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome, Sapienza, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tarantino
authors.affiliation: Alessandro Landi, Nicola Marotta, Cristina Mancarella, Demo Eugenio Dugoni, Roberto Tarantino, Roberto Delfini, Department of Neurology and Psychiatry, Division of Neurosurgery, University of Rome, Sapienza, 00100 Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Delfini
keywords: Cervical deformity; Circumferential fusion; Degenerative cervical spine; High grade kyphosis; Surgical technique