The Craniovertebral Junction: Posterior and Anterior Approaches. State of Art
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The approach to the lesion is dictated by the location and nature of the compression (1). When preoperative dynamic neuroradiological examinations demonstrate that the CVJ compression is reducible, neural decompression may be obtained by simply reducing the dislocation as well as by stabilizing the CVJ with a posterior instrumentation, either with wires, claws or screws (“functional decompression”) (1; 2).
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