Se presenta un caso de subluxación atlo-axoidea asociada a “os odontoideum”, en un varón de 18 años con un antecedente traumático a los 2 años de edad, que padece una mielopatía crónica progresiva al borde de la supervivencia. Para la reducción y fijación de la luxación se han utilizado alambres sublaminares en Cl anclados a tornillos fijados en los pedículos de C2. Se comenta la técnica, no conociendo ningún precedente de la misma.
This report describes a case of atlanto-axial dislocation associated with os odontoideum. This 18-year-old male had a traumatic episode when he was 2 years oíd. As a result he suffered progressive chronic myelopathy on the verge of death. For the reduction and fixation of the atlanto-axial dislocation, sublaminar wires have been used anchored to Cl and to screws placed in the pedicles of C2. The authors present a surgical technique that has not been previously described.
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