Trauma imaging of the cranio-cervical junction

Transoral Surgery for Cranio-cervical Junction Compression

A pictorial essay: Congenital malformations of the cranio- cervical junction

Quantification of Pediatric Cervical Spine Growth at the Cranio-Vertebral Junction

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to investigate morphological change at the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) region using computed tomography. METHODS A total of 238 patients were included in this study, and mean age was 47.8±21.3 months. Spinal canal diameter, Power's ratio, McRae line, antero-posterior C1 ring height, atlantoaxial joint space, C2 growth, epidural space from the dens (M...

The endoscopic endonasal approach to cranio-cervical junction: the complete panel

We aim to establish a complete summary on the Endoscopic Endonasal Approach (EEA) to Cranio Cervical Junction (CCJ): evolution since first description, criteria to predict the feasibility and limitations, anatomical landmarks, indications and biomechanical evaluation after performing the approach. A comprehensive literature search to identify all available literature published between March 200...

Posterior occipito cervical decompression with fixation and fusion in Cranio vertebral junction compression

Objective To find out the clinical outcome of posterior decompression with occipitocervical fixation and fusion in patients with Craniovertebral junction instability. Methods Eighty consecutive patients of cranio vertebral junction (CVJ) compression were treated in the department of neurosurgery, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre (JPMC), Karachi over a period of 05 years from 1st January 201...