Imaging features in combined atlantoaxial and occipitoatlantal rotatory subluxation: A rare entity. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 90, Issue 4 SUPPL., 1999, Pages 258-260

  Bouillot, Pablo ^a,b   Fuentes, Stéphane ^a   Dufour, Henry ^a   Manera, Luis ^a   Grisoli, François ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation; Occipitoatlantal subluxation; Three dimensional computerized tomography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTHRODESIS; ARTICLE; ATLANTOAXIAL SUBLUXATION; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL SUBLUXATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TORTICOLLIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING; VERTEBRA DISLOCATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATLANTO-AXIAL JOINT; DISLOCATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OCCIPITAL BONE; ROTATION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032952755     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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