The surgical treatment of atlantoaxial dislocation by anterior transoropharyngeal approach
- VernacularTitle:经口咽前路手术治疗寰枢椎脱位进展
- Author:
Qingshui YIN
;
Fuzhi AI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
atlas;
axis;
dislocations;
transoropharyngeal approach;
treatment
- From:
Medical Journal of Chinese People's Liberation Army
1982;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Atlantoaxial dislocation with high spinal cord compression is a common disease, which endangers people's health and is difficult to treat. Transoropharyngeal surgery is a very important method for the treatment of this disease. The author briefly reviews various operations of decompression and internal fixation through anterior transoropharyngeal approach and some correlative treatments conducted over the past few years. Although transoropharyngeal surgery has not been widely adopted at present, with increasing understanding of physiology and anatomy of the cranio-cervical junction, and development of microsurgical technic, and improvement in pre-vention and treatment of amplications, it has rapidly become a more acceptable approach for the treatment of atlantoaxial dislocation with cord compression. And with the application of new techniques, its treatment result will be conspicuously improved.
