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Occipitocervical Fusion

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Cranial-cervical instability can result from systemic disease or from traumatic injuries and can be accompanied by severe neurological morbidity and pain; it may even result in death when untreated. The surgical management of cranial-cervical instability can be challenging given the complex regional anatomy and biomechanical considerations. In this chapter, we review the most common causes for cranial-cervical instability requiring treatment and describe the current surgical management of cranial-cervical instability.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Clinical Neurosciences Center, University of Utah, 175 N. Medical Drive East, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132, USA

    Vijay M. Ravindra MD, MSPH

  2. Department of Neurosurgery, Alan and Jacqueline Stuart Spine Research Center, Lahey Hospital and Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA, 01805, USA

    Vijay M. Ravindra MD, MSPH, Robert G. Whitmore MD & Zoher Ghogawala MD

  3. Department of Neurosurgery, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA

    Robert G. Whitmore MD & Zoher Ghogawala MD

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Ravindra, V.M., Whitmore, R.G., Ghogawala, Z. (2017). Occipitocervical Fusion. In: Holly, L., Anderson, P. (eds) Essentials of Spinal Stabilization . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-59713-3_3

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