[Occipito-cervical fixation in plasmocytoma. Method modification. Technical report].

Neurol Neurochir Pol

Klinika Neurochirurgii II Wydziału Lekarskiego, Warszawski Uniwersytet Medyczny, Warszawa.

Published: January 2013

Intraoperative modification of use and stabilization of the Axon system (Synthes) for occipito-cervical fusion in a patient treated oncologically due to plasmocytoma is presented. Pathological fracture, range of the process and damage of anterior cervical fusion necessitated the use of occipito-cervical stabilization. Different anatomical conditions within the occipital bone in the form of its thinning was observed. Fixing with screws was impossible due to the bone structure. In consequence, modification of stabilization with an ad hoc elaborated technique (burr holes in the occipital bone and stabilization with titanium wire) was implemented. Modifications and specific indications related to the clinical course of plasmocytoma are discussed.

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