Adult Case of Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation Treated with In Situ Fixation Using an Unusual Posterior Instrumentation Construct
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چکیده
Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) occurs commonly in children who have undergone trauma. It is usually corrected with conservative therapy. In this report, however, the patient was an adult with AARF who was treated surgically. A 64-year-old woman presented with a 1-year history of spastic gait and hand clumsiness. Imaging studies revealed the presence of AARF, os odontoideum, and severe spinal cord compression at that spinal level. As the AARF had not been responded to head traction with a halo device, we decided to treat the patient with in situ posterior fixation. Because the rigid dislocation was present between the atlas and the axis, we were forced to make an unusual instrumentation construct. Neurological symptoms other than hand numbness diminished after the surgery, and arthrodesis was obtained between the occiput and the axis. It should be noted that surgical planning for posterior instrumentation construct is required when rigid AARF is treated surgically.
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