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Occipitocervical fusion is a surgical technique in continuous evolution due to the innovation of devices, operative and instrumentation techniques. The aetiologies responsible for occipitocervical instability are trauma, neoplastic disease, metabolic disease or congenital disease. A variety of stabilization techniques are currently available depending on the type of patient and surgeon’s experience. Each of these techniques requires thorough knowledge of the anatomy of the craniovertebral junction.
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Lavano, A. et al. (2019). Occipitocervical Fusion. In: Visocchi, M. (eds) New Trends in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery. Acta Neurochirurgica Supplement, vol 125. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62515-7_34
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