A Case of Occipitocervical Fixation for Orthotopic Os Odontoideum in a 2-year-old Child with Progressive Floppy Infant
Floppy infants caused by craniocervical instability in childhood are extremely rare. Furthermore, due to underdeveloped bone structures, treatment for it is extremely difficult.
Authors
- Motohiro Morioka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7179-1258)
- Yosuke Hashimoto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3008-9563)
- Takehiro Makizono
- Hisaaki Uchikado (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6082-0911)
- Gohsuke Hattori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8015-2789)
- Chihiro Takashima
- S Shimokawa
Institutions
- Kurume University (JP)
- NeuroSpine Institute (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- NMC Case Report Journal
- Published
- 2026-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2176/jns-nmc.2025-0362
- Primary Topic
- Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00