Controversies in neurosurgery: Irreducible basilar invagination and atlanto-axial dislocation: A trans-oral procedure may be avoided in a majority, but still may be required in some cases

Basilar invagination (BI) and atlanto-axial dislocation (AAD) are mostly irreducible in nature and are quite complex pathologies to manage. Traditionally they required a trans-oral excision of odontoid process followed by a posterior instrumented fusion. This has been challenged recently, where a si...

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Main Author: P. Sarat Chandra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-09-01
Series:Indian Journal of Neurosurgery
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2277-9167.124228
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