Robinson, A.-L. 2018. Axis Fractures in Elderly. Epidemiology and Treatment related outcome. Digital Comprehensive Summaries of Uppsala Dissertations from the Faculty of Medicine 1399. 84 pp. Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. ISBN 978-91-513-0163-1. Background: Axis fractures are a common injury in the elderly population. Treatment is often complicated due to osteoporosis and patient com...

Involvement of the upper cervical spine in rheumatoid arthritis is now well documented and recognized as a common feature of the disease. Forward subluxation of the atlas on the axis on flexion of the neck is one of the most frequent and characteristic findings, occurring in 25 per cent. of a series of patients reported by Conlon, Isdale, and Rose (1966) and confirmed by Mathews (1969) in a tom...

Osteomyelitis of the vertebral body is a rare condition, and its prognostic is reserved in several species, caus- ing spinal cord involvement, and neurological manifestations. In foals, the disease can be resulted from an infection caused by several bacteria, in which R. equi has a higher incidence among the responsible agents. The objective of this report is to describe the osteomyelitis occur...

Pseudotumour of the craniovertebral junction is an uncommon cause of high cervical myelopathy in the elderly. The anterior transoral approach is the preferred means of accessing these lesions. An "odontoid sparing" transoral approach, in which there is only minimal bone removal, is thought to preserve stability of the craniovertebral junction, obviating the need for posterior stabilisation. Thi...

Background & Importance: Infections of the craniocervical junction are rare. Case Presentation: We present a case of infection by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus mitis that was not previously reported. Conclusion: Neurosurgeons must suspect for diagnosis and initiate broad antimicrobial therapy, including active agents against gram-negative and then...

Dr. Nicandro Figueiredo – Avenida das Flores 941 / 1 floor / Instituto Neurológico e da Coluna Vertebral 78043-172 Cuiaba MT Brasil. E-mail: [email protected] Abnormalities of the craniovertebral junction are of great interest not only to anatomists but also to clinicians, because many of these malformations can produce neurological symptoms and death. Median occipital condyle is presented in...

Prostate carcinoma presenting as symptomatic metastases to atlantoaxial spine is extremely rare. Spastic quadriparesis due to pathological fracture of odontoid as the only initial manifestation without symptoms of primary malignancy is rarer still. We report a 64-year-old male who presented with progressive spastic quadriparesis along with urinary retention of 3 weeks duration. Computed tomogra...