Severe Kyphosis with Os Odontoideum in Chondrodysplasia Punctata and the Case for Occipitocervical Fusion
The surgical strategy for cervical kyphosis with os odontoideum in patients with CDP remains controversial. We attempted to avoid occipital fusion; however, midcervical fusion resulted in instability at the os odontoideum, which necessitated extending the fusion to the occiput.
Authors
- Masaya Nakamura (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7916-5497)
- Narihito Nagoshi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2865-3655)
- Satoshi Suzuki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1977-2698)
- Masahiro Ozaki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9055-264X)
- Keisuke Otsuka
- Kota Watanabe (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4830-4690)
Institutions
- Keio University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JBJS Case Connector
- Published
- 2025-01-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2106/jbjs.cc.24.00580
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.01