Basilar invagination and atlantoaxial dislocation as a complication of severe dystrophic cervical kyphosis correction in neurofibromatosis type 1: Report of a rare case and review of literature
The combined approach with complete spinal column reconstruction is the surgical approach of choice. However, complete curve correction to near-normal lordosis carries the risk of proximal junctional failure (PJF).
Authors
- Majid Reza Farrokhi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1252-3215)
- Fariborz Ghaffarpasand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1721-9987)
- Keyvan Eghbal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6185-8367)
- Seyed Reza Mousavi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8188-3818)
- Mohammadhadi Amir Shahpari Motlagh
- Hamid Jangiaghdam
Institutions
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Surgery Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-11-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijscr.2024.110599
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Neurofibromatosis and Schwannoma Cases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.37