title: Craniovertebral Junction Instability in the Setting of Chiari I Malformation.
abstract: This article addresses the key features, clinical presentation, and radiographic findings associated with craniovertebral junction instability in the setting of Chiari I malformation. It further discusses surgical technique for treating patients with Chiari I malformation with concomitant craniovertebral junction instability, focusing on modern posterior rigid instrumentation and fusion techniques.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, The Neurologic Institute, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: heg2117@columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Hannah E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Goldstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York, The Neurologic Institute, Columbia University, 710 W. 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Richard C E
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Anderson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001139:Arnold-Chiari Malformation / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000473:pathology*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods
keywords: Basilar invagination; Complex Chiari; Craniovertebral; Fusion; Instability