Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Patient With Os Odontoideum: A Case Report
نویسندگان
1 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
2 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa orthopedic hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
3 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa orthopedic hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
4 Bone and Joint Reconstruction Research Center, Shafa Orthopedic Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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10.32598/JROSJ.9.1.167.2چکیده
A 30-year-old man presented to our clinic with progressive neck pain and dysphagia. He had been operated on for an atlantoaxial instability (os odontoideum) 7 years ago. Imaging studies revealed cervical spondyloptosis of C5-C6 and C7-T1; the neurologic examination was intact. It was decided to correct the deformity through a circumferential approach. Thus ...
