Odontoidectomy + VIDEO
Odontoidectomy + VIDEO
Fig.1 Normal anatomy of cranio-vertebral junction. C1 – atlas. C2 – body of axis with the odontoid shaded blue. Blue arrow – size of spinal canal.
Fig.2 CT shows cranio-vertebral junction anomaly. C1 (Red) has fused with clivus. Odontoid (shaded blue) is pointing posteriorly and narrowing (Yellow arrow) the spinal canal.
Fig.3 Pre & post-op CT. Lower part of clivus (green arrow), C1 arch and odontoid (yellow arrow) had been removed endoscopically to decompress the spinal cord.
Odontoidectomy
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Dr. C. Rayappa MBBS, DLO, FRCS(Edin)
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Dr. C. Rayappa graduated from Madras Medical College, Chennai, India in 1982. He completed his post graduation in Otolaryngology (ENT)
The Heart Of Clinic
Dr. C. Rayappa MBBS, DLO, FRCS(Edin)
SENIOR CONSULTANT
+91 44 3315 1105
Dr. C. Rayappa graduated from Madras Medical College, Chennai, India in 1982. He completed his post graduation in Otolaryngology (ENT)