WANG Jianhua,LI Hongji,ZHU Changrong.Surgical treatment for development spinal canal stenosis at atlas plane[J].Chinese Journal of Spine and Spinal Cord,2019,(9):772-781.
Surgical treatment for development spinal canal stenosis at atlas plane
Received:April 11, 2019  Revised:July 12, 2019
English Keywords:Development spinal canal stenosis at atlas plane  Surgical strategy  Classification
Fund:广州市科技计划项目(编号:201904010349)
Author NameAffiliation
WANG Jianhua Department of Spinal Surgery, General Hospital of Southern Theater Command, PLA, Guangzhou, 510010, China 
LI Hongji 中国人民解放军南部战区总医院骨科医院脊柱一科 510010 广州市 
ZHU Changrong 中国人民解放军南部战区总医院骨科医院脊柱一科 510010 广州市 
肖朝明  
涂 强  
艾福志  
马向阳  
吴增晖  
夏 虹  
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English Abstract:
  【Abstract】 Objectives: Investigate surgical strategies for development spinal cannal stenosis at atlas plane and their clinical results. Methods: We studied 15 cases diagnosed with development spinal cannal stenosis at atlas plane from January, 2014 to December, 2018 in our hospital. According to CT thin-layer scan images of atlantoaxial, they were divided into 4 subgroups: group Ⅰ (small size atlas), group Ⅱ(posterior arch incrassation), group Ⅲ(posterior arch incurvation) and group Ⅳ(odontoid hypertrophy). Different surgical procedures were applied to different types of patients: ①posterior arch osteomy(PAO) was performed on patients in group Ⅰ/Ⅲ/Ⅳ without atlantoaxial dislocation(AAD) or instability; ②posterior arch resect and replantation(PAR) was performed on patients in group Ⅱ; ③besides previous mentioned surgical methods, occipital cervical fixation(OCF) and fusion was also performed on patients associated with atlantoaxial dislocation or instability; ④a novel method of odontoid remodeling and atlantoaxial fixation by transoral anterior reduction plate(ORTARP) were performed on patients associated with AAD in group Ⅳ. All patients underwent MRI and CT examination on cervical vertebrae after operation to evaluate the improvement of spinal medulla compression in C1 plane, and the spinal function recovery was evaluated by JOA scores. Results: Of the 15 patients, 7 in group Ⅰ, 2 in group Ⅱ, 2 in group Ⅲ, and 4 in group Ⅳ. All cases underwent surgery successfully, which included OCF+PAO 6 cases, PAO 5 cases, PAR 2 cases (1 case with atlantoaxial dislocation also underwent occipital cervical fixation and fusion) and ORTARP 2 case. There were no severe complications such as spinal cord damage and vertebrae artery injury in the 15 cases. All patients show different levels of improvement in the symptoms such as limber numbs, weak, claudication. The JOA scores improved from preoperative 10.60±0.96 to 14.10±0.37 at 3 months follow up, and 14.70±0.63 at the last follow up. The improvement rate of cervical spinal function was 64%. Conclusions: Development spinal stenosis at atlas plane could be diagnosed into 4 types, and satisfactory clinical results could be obtained if treated with appropriate surgery for each type.
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