Surgical treatment for basilar invagination with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation: transoral atlantoaxial reduction plate fixation vs occipitocervical fixation

Abstract Background Transoral atlantoaxial reduction plate (TARP) fixation or occipitocervical fixation (OF) is an effective treatment for basilar invagination (BI) with irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation (IAAD). But, all current clinical studies involved a single surgical procedure. The clinical...

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Main Authors: Xiaobao Zou, Bieping Ouyang, Haozhi Yang, Binbin Wang, Su Ge, Yuyue Chen, Ling Ni, Shuang Zhang, Hong Xia, Jingcheng Yang, Xiangyang Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-12-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-020-03838-6