Irreducible Anterior Atlantoaxial Dislocation

Retrospective report of five surgical cases and review of the literature.To report the clinical application of a novel internal fixation device in the treatment of irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation with ventral spinal cord compression.Irreducible atlantoaxial dislocation with ventral spinal cord compression is difficult to treat. Traction is not uniformly successful at either reducing the dislocation or decompressing the spinal cord. Direct...