TRANSORAL ODONTOIDECTOMY and UPPER CERVICAL STABILITY
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 1992, Vol 3, Issue 2
Abstract
Three patients requiring transoral transpalatal odontoidectomy were reviewed. Two were unstable and had compressive signs secondary to type II odontoid fracture and rheumatoid artritis, respectively. The third had a basi-lar invagination and was stable before transoral odontoidectomy but has developed instability in the early postoper-ative period. Patient with rheumatoid disease had immediate respiratory arrest although a successful posterior fu-sion and stabilization with Luque instrument was performed in the previous operation. Other two cases improved and discharged with minör deficits.
Authors and Affiliations
M. GÜNER, Ü. ACAR, A. ÖSÜN, S. ERBAYRAKTAR, T. MERTOL, Ü. KİRİŞOĞLU, S. ERK
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