Surgical management of congenital cervical spondylolytic spondylolisthesis: illustrative case
The absence of evident instability on radiography does not always correspond to the absence of actual functional compression of neurological structures. Spinal misalignment, muscle dysfunction, and kyphotic deformity with kinking of the spinal cord and stretching of the nerve roots may also contribute to the development of symptoms. In this setting, dynamic magnetic resonance imaging can be extremely useful. Single-level anterior fusion surgery without posterior fixation can achieve solid fusion and improve the clinical conditions of patients. https://thejns.org/doi/10.3171/CASE24174.
Authors
- Ali Baram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6081-5963)
- Federico Pessina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8717-4999)
- Maurizio Fornari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0315-434X)
- Alessandro Ortolina
- Giorgio Cracchiolo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-3049-360X)
- Gabriele Capo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2810-7622)
- Carlo Brembilla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3356-3144)
- Marco Riva (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4643-6451)
Institutions
- Humanitas University (IT)
- IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital (IT)
- University of Milano-Bicocca (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Neurosurgery Case Lessons
- Published
- 2024-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/case24174
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.57