Recent methods of fixation of C1 and C2 vertebrae due to different pathologies (trauma, tumors, or infection) are based on trans-articular procedures or direct screws for C1 and C2. These methods of fixation depend on a detailed knowledge of the osseous anatomy of C1 and C2 vertebrae, in ...
The vertebral column, or spinal column, is a series of thirty-three vertebrae stacked on each other that function to keep the body upright, connect the skull to the trunk, protect the spinal cord, and provide attachment sites ...
Subluxationofvertebrae Measurements SubluxationofC2onC3 CranialSettlingorChiariMalformation 3DCTNeutral 3DCTLeft 3DCTRight %uncoveringoffacets BluelinemeasurestheC2facet. GreenlinemeasurestheamountofC1facetthatcoversC2. Withthesenumbers,%uncoveredcanbecalculated. ...
After locking the initially distracted side, the same distraction was repeated on the other side to create 2 mm of C1-2 gapping before testing. In the clinical scenario, C1-2 gapping means that there is contact neither by cartilage nor by bony surfaces between the C1-2 vertebrae. This ...
the anterior face of the spine, vertebral artery transposition was used to better access the ipsilateral part of the tumor and achieve gross total resection. C2 and C3 vertebrae were reconstructed using cement grafts. The patient's...
to systemic lymphatic drainage at the level of the cysterna chyli. The cysterna chyli is a roughly 5-cm sack-like dilatation of the lymphatic system located deep within the retroperitoneum at the level of the first and second lumbar vertebrae.The structure is l...
vertebrae;Cervical spondylosis;Prostheses and implants J Spinal Surg,202220(3):193-202 颈椎人工椎间盘置换(CTDR)是治疗颈椎病的_种非融合技术,该技术在完成减压的同时可保留手术节段活动度(ROM),具有降低术后邻近节段退行性变的优势⑴。尽管CTDR在一些初期研究中取得了令人欣慰的治疗效果,然而,随着手术...
A narrow spinal canal is a fundamental risk factor for cervical myelopathy. Therefore, cervical myelopathy might be expected to decrease in Japan in the near future when the present younger generations have aged. 展开 关键词: Cervical Vertebrae Spinal Canal Humans Anthropometry Sex Distribution Aging ...
fixation combined with anti-tuberculosis drugs can effectively treat lower cervical tuberculosis.[Key Words ] Cervical vertebrae ; Tuberculosis , spinal ; Debridement ; Spinal fusion ; Bone transplantation ; Internal fixators J Spinal Surg, 2021, 19(2)： 105-109 ...
This article in Neurology India presents a surgical technique for treating a specific type of hangman fracture that affects the C2-C3 vertebrae. The procedure involves inserting screws and rods to stabilize the fractured vertebrae and promote fusion. The authors discuss the benefits of this technique...