Inverted hypertrophy of occipital condyles associated with atlantooccipital fusion and basilar invagination: a case report
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Atlantooccipital fusion is complete or partial congenital fusion of the atlas to the base of occiput. Basilar impression may complicate the clinical picture with the reduction of the vertical height of atlas causing odontoid or other bony structures project into foramen magnum and medulla oblongata. This results in narrowing of the foramen magnum and leads to neural compression. Authors present an unusual case in which the atlantooccipital fusion is complicated with the inverted hypertrophy of occipital condyles.
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