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2022


Surg Neurol Int


13

Chronic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation with neurofibromatosis type I: A case report.

Authors

Ono Y, Hongo M, Kasukawa Y, Misawa A, Kudo D, Miyakoshi N
Surg Neurol Int. 2022; 13:40.
PMID: 35242406.

Abstract

Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) can be caused by infection, rheumatoid arthritis, surgery of head and neck, and congenital diseases. Type 1 neurofibromatosis (NF-1) is often associated with various musculoskeletal diseases, but few reports have described AARF with NF-1. Here, we report the success of a closed reduction and halo fixation utilized to treat chronic AARF with NF-1 in a 7-year-old female.