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World Neurosurg
December 2024
Department of Neurological Surgery, The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, United States.
Background: Simultaneous fractures of C1 and C2 are increasingly common, but contemporary series are limited in their evaluation.
Methods: All patients with traumatic fractures of both C1 and C2 admitted to an academic trauma center from 2012 to 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Multivariable regression was used to identify characteristics relevant to management and outcomes.
Clin Neurol Neurosurg
December 2024
Clinic of Radiology, Bahçeşehir University Göztepe Medical Park Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Introduction: Os odontoideum (OO) is a rare anatomic variant of the axis characterized by the separation of a part of the axis. It may cause cervical instability, atlantoaxial dislocation, myelopathy, or permanent paralysis. We present an extremely rare case of an OO with posterior atlantoaxial dislocation in a child.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Med Surg (Lond)
December 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery Clinic, Birgunj, Nepal.
Surg Neurol Int
November 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, National Ribat University, Khartoum, Sudan.
Background: The surgery on the craniocervical junction is associated with complex techniques that endanger the vertebral artery (VA), especially if there are some anatomical variations present, thereby increasing the risk of vascular injury, particularly during cervical decompression or instrumentation.
Case Description: A case of a 60-year-old female with progressive myelopathy and craniocervical junction malformation is presented. Key preoperative imaging findings included basilar invagination, C1 assimilation, and os odontoideum, along with VA anomalies such as a tortuous, hypoplastic left VA arising anomalously from the aortic arch and a right VA with a V2 segment forming a high-riding medial loop into the C2 vertebral body.
Childs Nerv Syst
November 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Steelhouse Lane, Birmingham, B4 6NH, UK.
Surg Radiol Anat
November 2024
Department of Radiology Faculty of Medicine, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey.
J Clin Neurosci
January 2025
Neurosurgery Unit, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" University Hospital, Turin 10126, Italy; Skull Base and Pituitary Surgery Unit, "Città della Salute e della Scienza" University Hospital, Turin 10126, Italy.
Acta Neurochir (Wien)
November 2024
Division of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, McMaster University, 1280 Main St W, Hamilton, ON, L8S 4L8, Canada.
J Pediatr Orthop
November 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Nihon University, Tokyo, Japan.
Background: Although 10% to 60% of patients with Down syndrome (DS) develop atlantoaxial instability (AAI), clarifying the course of asymptomatic AAI may prevent unnecessary clinical interactions and investigations. This study investigates the radiographic changes observed in asymptomatic AAI associated with DS in Japanese children as they grow from infancy to adolescence over a minimum of 10 years.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of cervical radiographs acquired from asymptomatic patients with DS in both infancy and adolescence was carried out.
Acta Orthop Traumatol Turc
November 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, Republic of Korea.
Cureus
October 2024
Orthopedic Surgery, Sangubashi Spine Surgery Hospital, Tokyo, JPN.
J Morphol
November 2024
Zoology and Functional Morphology of Vertebrates, Zoological Institute, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
Cureus
October 2024
Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Medical Research Institute, University of Alexandria, Alexandria, EGY.
Os odontoideum is considered a rare cervical spine anomaly. Depending on its type, it may or may not result in atlantoaxial instability, which can lead to anterior subluxation (the most common type) or posterior subluxation, with the latter being extremely rare. Posterior atlantoaxial subluxation is particularly dangerous, as it can progressively lead to myelopathy through various mechanisms and may ultimately result in quadriplegia or even death.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Spine Surg
November 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY.
BMC Neurol
October 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Guangdong Sanjiu Brain Hospital, No. 578, Shatai Road, Jingxi Street, Baiyun District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, China.
Background: Osteoradionecrosis (ORN) of the upper cervical spine is a rare but severe complication of head and neck cancer radiotherapy. To raise awareness of this condition, we describe a patient with a history of nasopharyngeal carcinoma who developed ORN of the upper cervical spine and review the published literature reporting surgical management.
Case Presentation: A 59-year-old female patient with persistent neck pain for one month and limited range of neck motion who had undergone radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma with a total dose of 69.
Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med
October 2024
Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, University Hospital Bern, Inselspital, University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 20, Bern, CH-3010, Switzerland.
Background: Odontoid fractures from high-energy trauma are associated with significant morbidity and mortality, including spinal cord injury, neurological damage, and cardiac arrest. The literature on odontoid fractures leading to cardiac arrest is limited to isolated case reports. This study aims to conduct a retrospective bi-center case series and a systematic review of existing literature.
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September 2024
Department of Orthodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.
Objectives: This study aims to determine whether there were cephalometric changes between grades II and IV adenoid hypertrophy.
Methods And Materials: A cross-sectional study was conducted on 120 6-12-year-old patients selected from the ear, nose, and throat department at Imam Al-Hussein Medical City in Karbala. Patients were classified into three groups (each = 40) based on endoscopic findings: control, grade II, and grade IV.
Orthop Surg
November 2024
Department of Neurology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Mol Syndromol
October 2024
Division of Pediatric Intensive Care, Department of Pediatrics, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Introduction: Christianson syndrome is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder associated with mutations in the gene located on the chromosome X. It is characterized by intellectual disability, developmental delay, speech and language impairments, dysmorphic features, seizures, ataxia, and neurobehavioral problems.
Case Presentation: A 5-year-old boy was presented with respiratory failure and then progressive muscle weakness in all four extremities.
Adv Tech Stand Neurosurg
September 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa, USA.
Objective: Database review (1978-2019) is to identify the cause of os odontoideum, its presentation, associated abnormalities, and management recommendations.
Methods And Materials: Review of referral database of 514 patients and 258 surgically treated patients ages 4-64 years. Detailed history of early childhood trauma and initial encounter record retrieval were made.
World Neurosurg
November 2024
Department of Spinal Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland; Faculty of Biology and Medicine (FBM), University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, Switzerland. Electronic address:
JBJS Case Connect
July 2024
Department of Orthopaedics and Spine Surgery, Ganga Medical Centre and Hospitals Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore, India.
Case: Odontoid fractures with atlantoaxial dislocations are rare injuries. We report a case of a 41-year-old man with a Type 2 odontoid fracture with locket facet and posterolateral dislocation. He underwent single-stage C1-C4 posterior fixation and fusion, and at 2-year follow-up, he is symptom-free without any residual pain.
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October 2024
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Kobe Rosai Hospital, Kobe, Japan.
J Orthop Case Rep
September 2024
Department of Spine Surgery, Yonsei Okay Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
World Neurosurg
November 2024
Department of Histology and Embryology, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil.
Objective: To evaluate the effect of the basilar invagination (BI) type B on cervical spine.
Methods: The research protocol used head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exams from 41 participants with BI type B and 158 controls. The criterion for BI was the distance of the odontoid apex to Chamberlain's line (DOCL) equal to or greater than 7 mm.