Atlantoaxial Fixation for Treatment of Chiari Formation and Syringomyelia with No Craniovertebral Bone Anomaly: Report of an Experience with 57 Cases.

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In this paper we evaluate the role of atlantoaxial instability in the pathogenesis of Chiari formation type I and the role of atlantoaxial stabilization for treatment of this condition in cases with no obvious bone malformation in the region of the craniovertebral junction.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Acta Neurochir. Suppl.

Title: Acta neurochirurgica. Supplement

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC

ISSN: 0065-1419

ISSN (Print): 0065-1419

Publication date (Electronic): January 6 2019

Volume: 125

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[1 ] Department of Neurosurgery, KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, India. atulgoel62@hotmail.com.

[2 ] Lilavati Hospital and Research Centre, Mumbai, India. atulgoel62@hotmail.com.

[3 ] Department of Neurosurgery, KEM Hospital and Seth GS Medical College, Mumbai, India.

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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_15

PubMed ID: 30610309

SO-VID: 1b6eaf91-c4f6-45d0-9ccc-815df7a15b22

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Keywords: Foramen magnum decompression,Chiari formation,Syringomyelia,Atlantoaxial instability

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Keywords: Foramen magnum decompression, Chiari formation, Syringomyelia, Atlantoaxial instability

Atlantoaxial Fixation for Treatment of Chiari Formation and Syringomyelia with No Craniovertebral Bone Anomaly: Report of an Experience with 57 Cases.

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