Objective To evaluate the biomechanical characteristics of 2 anterior fixation techniques (clival plate fixation [CPF], transoral atlantoaxial reduction plate [TARP]) versus posterior occipitocervical fixation (POCF) for basilar invagination with atlantoaxial dislocation (BI-AAD), under varying atlantoaxial lateral mass cage heights (4–10 mm).
Methods Seven fresh cadaveric specimens (occiput to C3, Oc–C3) were tested in the following conditions: (1) intact state; (2) BI-AAD state; (3) BI-AAD+CPF; (4) BI-AAD+TARP fixation; (5) BI-AAD+POCF. A pure 1.5 N·m moment loads to specimens in flexion/extension, lateral bending and axial rotation. Range of motion (ROM) and neutral zone (NZ) values at Oc–C2 were calculated and compared.
Results ROM of the C1–2 segment under the intact and BI-AAD states were as follows: 9.3°±4.6° versus 21.3°±8.3° in flexion, 4.6°±1.9° versus 9.3°±3.8° in extension, 3.6°±2.2° versus 12.0°±6.5° in lateral bending, and 68.9°±14.4° versus 76.6°±6.6° in axial rotation, respectively. Compared with BI-AAD states, all internal fixation techniques significantly reduced the ROM of the Oc–C2 segment. TARP fixation exhibited larger ROM in flexion-extension. While in lateral bending and axial rotation, the ROM values for the anterior plate constructs were smaller than that of POCF, with a statistically significant difference observed between CPF and POCF. Cage height variations showed no significant impact on overall biomechanical stability.
Conclusion Anterior plate fixation techniques demonstrated superior resistance to lateral bending and rotational forces compared to posterior approaches, with clival plate fixation exhibiting optimal biomechanical stability for BI-AAD. Variations in cage height exhibited negligible impact on stability when internal fixation achieved adequate rigidity.
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Methods Radiographic parameters of 80 patients with basilar invagination (BI) and 56 with normal CVJ anatomy were retrospectively analyzed. Three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions were performed in 31 patients with BI. Key anatomical landmarks, screw entry points, and fixation trajectories were evaluated. Customized plate-screw constructs were designed. Finally, surgical feasibility was tested on a 3D-printed anatomical model and a cadaveric.
Results In 80 BI patients, the average distances between 4 screw insertion points were 16.04 mm, 21.10 mm, 6.83 mm, and 7.10 mm. C2 lateral mass oblique lengths were 16.81 mm (right) and 17.12 mm (left); C1 lengths were 18.71 mm (right) and 19.07 mm (left), with significant differences between C1 and C2 (p<0.001). A 28.5×14.1-mm titanium plate with 16 mm screws was successfully implanted via the nasal route in the polyether ether ketone 3D-printed BI model and the cadaveric. Radiology indicated that the screws were all in the lateral mass and the plates fit tightly.
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Objective Recent studies indicate that 3 morphological types of atlanto-occipital joint (AOJ) exist in the craniovertebral junction and are associated with type II basilar invagination (BI) and atlanto-occipital instability. However, the actual biomechanical effects remain unclear. This study aims to investigate biomechanical differences among AOJ types I, II, and III, and provide further evidence of atlanto-occipital instability in type II BI.
Methods Models of bilateral AOJ containing various AOJ types were created, including I-I, I-II, II-II, II-III, and III-III models, with increasing AOJ dysplasia across models. Then, 1.5 Nm torque simulated cervical motions. The range of motion (ROM), ligament and joint stress, and basion-dental interval (BDI) were analyzed.
Results The C0–1 ROM and accompanying rotational ROM increased progressively from model I-I to model III-III, with the ROM of model III-III showing increases between 27.3% and 123.8% indicating ultra-mobility and instability. In contrast, the C1–2 ROM changes were minimal. Meanwhile, the stress distribution pattern was disrupted; in particular, the C1 superior facet stress was concentrated centrally and decreased substantially across the models. The stress on the C0–1 capsule ligament decreased during cervical flexion and increased during bending and rotating loading. In addition, BDI gradually decreased across the models. Further analysis revealed that the dens showed an increase of 110.1% superiorly and 11.4% posteriorly, indicating an increased risk of spinal cord impingement.
Conclusion Progressive AOJ incongruity critically disrupts supportive tissue loading, enabling incremental atlanto-occipital instability. AOJ dysplasia plays a key biomechanical role in the pathogenesis of type II BI.
Objective To investigate the characteristics of functional muscle and muscle size in patients with basilar invagination (BI) and explore the effects of atlantoaxial dislocation.
Methods Eighty BI patients (BI group) and 80 age- and sex-matched asymptomatic people (control group) were included. Axial T2 magnetic resonance imaging image was used to measure the cross-sectional area (CSA) and functional CSA (FCSA). The sternocleidomastoid (SCM), longus capitis and longus colli (LCap & LC), trapezius (Trap), splenius capitis (SpCap), splenius cervicis (SpC), semispinalis capitis (SSCap), semispinalis cervicis (SSC), multifidus (MS), levator scapulae (LS) and posterior deep layer muscles (PDLM) were evaluated. Correlations between age, atlantodental interval (ADI), Chamberlain distance and muscles were observed.
Results BI group (39.4 ± 18.4 years; 33 males/47 females) exhibited significantly lower FCSA/CSA ratios than the control group in all extensor and flexor muscles, and presented smaller CSAs on the right and left Trap, SSC, LS, SCM, and left LCap & LC. FCSA/CSA ratios were significantly lower in BI patients with dislocation on the right Trap, SpCap, SpC, SSCap, MS, LS, LCap & LC, and PDLM, and the left SSCap, MS, and LCap & LC than in patients without deformity. Additionally, functional muscles of all parameters decreased with age in BI patients. Excluding children, the Trap, SpC, MS, and LS muscle sizes of BI patients tended to increase with age. ADI and Chamberlain distance tended to correlate negatively with FCSA/CSA ratio.
Conclusion The BI patients, especially those with atlantoaxial dislocation, had less functional muscles compared with the control group. Moreover, their functional muscles decreased with age more obviously.
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Methods Consecutive patients who underwent surgery for CVJ disease were included for comparison to an age- and sex-matched cohort of normal CVJ persons as controls. The demographics, perioperative information, and pre- and postoperative 2-year cervical MRIs were collected for analysis. Cervical TAs were measured and compared.
Results A total of 201 patients, all of whom had pre- or postoperative MRI, were analyzed. The TA of the CVJ deformity group was larger than the healthy control group (1.62 ± 0.57 cm2 vs. 1.01 ± 0.18 cm2, p < 0.001). Moreover, patients who had combined anterior odontoidectomy and posterior laminectomy with fixation had the greatest reduction in the TA (1.18 ± 0.58 cm2).
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Methods Study design – case-control study. In 268 patients (group I with BI [n = 89] including Goel type A BI [n = 66], Goel type B BI [n = 23], and group II controls [n = 179]), the perpendicular distance between odontoid tip and line subtended between posterior tip of hard palate-internal occipital protuberance (P-IOP line) was measured. Logistic regression analysis determined factors influencing the proposed parameter (p < 0.05).
Results In patients with a ‘very high’ BI (n = 5), the odontoid tip intersected/or was above the P-IOP line. In patients with a ‘regular’ BI (n = 84), the odontoid tip was 6.56 ± 3.9mm below the P-IOP line; while in controls, this distance was 12.53 ± 4.28 mm (p < 0.01). In Goel type A BI, the distance was 7.01 ± 3.78 mm and in type B BI, it was 5.07 ± 4.19 mm (p = 0.004). Receiver-operating characteristic curve analysis identified 9.0 mm (8.92–9.15 mm) as the cut-point for diagnosing BI using the odontoid tip-P-IOP line distance as reference.
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Results Thirty-nine samples (78%) showed sequence variants. Exon 25, 26, 27, and 28 showed variable patterns of DNA bands in SSCP, which on sequencing gives various types of DNA sequence variations in intronic region of the FBN1 gene in 14%, 14%, 6%, and 44% respectively. CT radiology:SI and CCT correlated with both BI and AAD (p < 0.01). The mean SI value in controls: 83.35° ± 8.65°, and in patients with BI and AAD:129° ± 24.05°. Mean CCT in controls: 60.2° ± 9.2°, and in patients with BI and AAD: 86.0° ± 18.1°. Mean CI in controls:110.3° ± 4.23°, and in cases: 125.15° ± 16.4°.
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