Türk Nöroşirürji Dergisi 2015 , Vol 25 , Num 2
Posterior Instrumentation of the Occipital Bone, Occipital Condyle, C1 and C2
Ferhat HARMAN1, Murat Hamit AYTAR2, Erkan KAPTANOĞLU3
1Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, Lefkoşa, KKTC
2Acıbadem Üniversitesi, Sağlık Hizmetleri Meslek Yüksekokulu, İlk ve Acil Yardım Bölümü, İstanbul, Türkiye
3Marmara Üniversitesi, Tıp Fakültesi, Beyin ve Sinir Cerrahisi Anabilim Dalı, İstanbul, Türkiye
The occipitocervical junction is the first articulation of the spinal axis on the cranial side and it is a complex that consists of the occipital bone, occipital condyle, atlas (C1) and axis (C2) vertebrae. This complex is responsible for the main part of flexion-extension and rotational movement of the neck. Decompression of compressing neurological tissues and fusion of unstable spine should be performed in case of occipitocervical junction instability. In this review, posterior screw instrumentation techniques of the occipital bone, occipital condyle, and C1 and C2 vertebrae in order to establish occipitocervical junction stabilization and fusion have been discussed. Anahtar Kelimeler : Occipital bone, Condyle, Atlas, Axis, Posterior instrumentation