Mohindra Sandeep, Tripathi Manjul, Arora Suman
Department of Neurosurgery, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Pediatr Neurosurg. 2011;47(4):284-7. doi: 10.1159/000335433. Epub 2012 Mar 29.
Achondroplasia is the commonest form of human dwarfism. The authors report atlanto-axial instability, in consequence to os odontoideum in this subgroup of patients.
Two achondroplastic dwarfs harboring atlanto-axial dislocation are described along with radiological findings.
Both children underwent successful internal rigid immobilization, using sublaminar atlanto-axial wiring.
Craniovertebral junction instability should be evaluated among these children, whenever foramen magnum insufficiency is being considered.
软骨发育不全是人类侏儒症最常见的形式。作者报告了该亚组患者因齿状突骨导致的寰枢椎不稳。
描述了两名患有寰枢椎脱位的软骨发育不全侏儒症患者及其影像学表现。
两名儿童均通过寰枢椎板下钢丝固定成功进行了内固定。
每当考虑枕大孔狭窄时,都应评估这些儿童的颅颈交界区不稳情况。