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Increase of the clivus-canal angle in patients with basilar invagination, without atlantoaxial displacement, treated with a simple maneuver of indirect decompression of the odontoid with the head clamp, during posterior occipitocervical arthrodesis

BACKGROUND: Basilar invagination (BI) can be defined as the insinuation of the content of the craniovertebral junction through the foramen magnum toward the posterior fossa. BI is a prevalent condition in Northeast Brazil. The present study describes the changes in the clivus-canal angle (CCA) in th...

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Autores principales: Vidal, Claudio Henrique F., Fonseca, Ricardo Brandao, Leimig, Bruno, Matias-Filho, Walter F., Carneiro-Filho, Geraldo Sa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Scientific Scholar 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8247686/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34221591
http://dx.doi.org/10.25259/SNI_284_2021