Transoral Odontoidectomy


The authors would like to thank Matthew J. Tormenti, Ricky Madhok, and Adam S. Kanter for their work on the previous edition’s version of this chapter.

Indications

  • Irreducible atlantoaxial subluxation with compression of cervicomedullary junction.

  • Ventrally located pathology of the lower clivus or atlantoaxial complex.

  • Unstable odontoid fractures or os odontoideum with spinal canal stenosis.

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