Anterior Occipito-Cervical Fusion Using an Extra-Pharyngeal Exposure
- 1 December 1969
- journal article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery
- Vol. 51 (8) , 1621-1626
- https://doi.org/10.2106/00004623-196951080-00011
Abstract
X. The operation is an upward extension of the well known anterior route to the cervical spine, and hence is extensile. Arthrodesis of the occipitocervical region and the high cervical spine can be readily performed through this exposure. Five cases are reported of such a procedure. It is suggested that surgery on the pharynx, occiput, atlanto-axial region, foramen magnum, and the base of the brain and brain stem could be performed through this approach. Copyright © 1969 by The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Incorporated...Keywords
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