| Literature DB >> 11147849 |
Abstract
The authors report the case of a 66-year-old man with progressive, nontraumatic, C-1 cord compression who presented with a complete but hypoplastic atlas. They review six cases found in the literature. Symptoms usually develop in the late adulthood; the sagittal diameter of the canal measures 10 mm or less. The treatment requires a posterior decompression. Opening of the dura is sometimes necessary. There is no pressing need for a primary stabilization device.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11147849 DOI： 10.3171/spi.2001.94.1.0133
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Neurosurg ISSN： 0022-3085 Impact factor: 5.115