of the Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies in Children
Fig. 1 Normal adult CT (a) and 22-month-old MRI (b) sagittal landmarks. A nasion, B tuberculum sellae, C dorsum sellae, D basion, E opisthion, F posterior margin of the hard…
Junction Pathological Features and Their Management in the Mucopolysaccharidoses
Fig. 1 (a, b) Flexion/extension MRI study in a MPS IVA case, showing increased cord compression during flexion Main features to consider in MPS are: the presence of odontoid hypoplasia,…
Craniovertebral Junction Trauma
Fig. 1 (a) Illustration showing the ossification centers and synchondroses of the atlas. The neural arch ossification centers form during the seventh gestational week, whereas the ossification center within the…
and Intensive Care Management in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery
Class Description I The patient is normal and healthy II The patient has mild systemic disease that does not limit their activities (e.g., controlled hypertension or controlled diabetes without systemic…
Odontoideum Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Clinical Patterns and Indication for Surgical Strategies in Childhood
Embryologically, the occipital bone results from the fusion of four occipital sclerotomes, of which the proatlas is the most caudal. The atlas derives from the proatlas and C1 sclerotome. The…
Junction Anomalies in Achondroplastic Children
(1) Pediatric Neurosurgical Departement, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, APHP, 149, Rue de Sèvres, Paris, 75743, France (2) Genetic Department, National Reference Centre for Congenital Bone Diseases, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, INSERM U781,…
Invasive Posterior Trans-muscular C1–C2 Screw Fixation Through an Anatomical Corridor to Preserve Occipitocervical Tension Band: Surgical Anatomy and Clinical Experience
Fig. 1 (a) Muscle anatomy of the cranio-cervical junction, we removed trapecius and semiespinalis capitis muscles, you can see an anatomical corridor between rectus capitis posterior maior and obliquus capitis…
