Treatment of odontoid fractures in the aging population

J Guan, EF Bisson - Neurosurgery Clinics, 2017 - neurosurgery.theclinics.com
With the aging of the world's population, the frequency of type II odontoid fractures will
inevitably increase. Although multiple treatment options exist for these patients, morbidity …

Neurological outcomes following iatrogenic vascular injury during posterior atlanto-axial instrumentation

OO Akinduro, GR Baum, BM Howard, G Pradilla… - Clinical Neurology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Iatrogenic vascular injury is a feared complication of posterior atlanto-axial
instrumentation. A better understanding of clinical outcome and management options …

Novel unilateral C1 double screw and ipsilateral C2 pedicle screw placement combined with contralateral laminar screw–rod fixation for atlantoaxial instability

L Shi, K Shen, R Deng, ZJ Yan, KL Liang, L Chen… - European Spine …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose To investigate the anatomical and biomechanical feasibility of the unilateral C1
double screw [pedicle screw (PS)+ lateral mass screw (LMS)] and ipsilateral C2 PS …

[HTML][HTML] Sudden cerebral infarction after interventional vertebral artery embolism for vertebral artery injury during removal of C1-C2 pedicle screw fixation: a case …

Y Yang, H Liu, L Ma, J Zeng, Y Song… - International Journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Vertebral artery injury (VAI) is a rare but serious complication of cervical spine surgery.
Instrumented posterior surgery of the upper cervical spine places the vertebral artery at the …

Vascular complications in spine surgery

DBC Reid, SA Patel, AH Daniels, JA Rihn - Seminars in Spine Surgery, 2019 - Elsevier
Vascular complications in spine surgery are rare but potentially devastating events. They
may occur during surgery in the cervical, thoracic, and lumbo-sacral regions of the spine …

Treatment of Acute Vertebral Artery Injury (VAI)

JS Yeom - Cervical Spine Surgery: Standard and Advanced …, 2019 - Springer
This chapter describes the acute management of vertebral artery injury during cervical spine
surgery. Immediate provisional hemostasis should be achieved via tamponade using the left …