Background: Navi Mumbai is the most developed city in India and hence home for many banks. Purpose: The analysis was done to identify Craniovertebral angle their effects. Method: Hundred bankers who had spent at least one-year on job participated this survey. They were recruited by non-probability sample of convenience from various banks situated Mumbai. Results: 100 bank employees measured. Fo...

Craniovertebral junction surgery involves an appropriate philosophical, biomechanical and anatomical understanding apart from high degree of technical skill and ability of controlling venous and arterial bleeding. The author presents his 30-year experience with treating complex craniovertebral junction instability related surgical issues. The facets of atlas and axis form the primary site of mo...

INTRODUCTION Anomalies in the craniovertebral junction may be a rare cause of syncope. The mechanisms of syncope related to craniovertebral junction anomaly remain unknown.We present an extremely rare case with anomaly in the craniovertebral junction and syncope, and discuss the mechanism of the syncope. CASE PRESENTATION A 10-year-old Japanese boy with a congenital anomaly in the cranioverte...

Background: Since neck bears head’s weight, its abnormal position not only makes an inharmonious appearancebut also can cause musculoskeletal disorders. The aim of this study was to compare the craniovertebral (CV) angle of students based on their gender and field of study. Methods: In this descriptive study, 1017 students (511 female and 506 male students) of...

Two patients with congenital anomaly of the craniovertebral junction causing disabling hemifacial spasm (HFS) are presented. In one patient, complete cessation of the HFS occurred for a period of two years following simple bony decompression of the craniovertebral junction raising unanswered questions as to the exact pathogenesis of HFS. Eventually both patients required microvascular decompres...

Abstract Background The craniovertebral angle (CV angle) measurement is a convenient and easy clinical method for the cervical posture assessment. “Markus Bader (MB) ruler software” assists to measure angles distances on computer screen. MB-ruler protractor almost transparent; hence, it can be easily used Many studies in physiotherapy have this software postural assessment with photographic met...

In a review of 155 craniovertebral fractures (occiput-C1-C2), 40 of these had associated fractures and/or dislocations or subluxations elsewhere in the spine. This rather common occurrence, one of four, has not been emphasized in the recent literature, indicating that the radiologic examination should not stop after the craniovertebral fracture is identified. Furthermore, in 13 patients, neurol...