Pediatric Craniovertebral Junction Diseases

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-viii

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2. Technical Standards

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Nosographic Identification and Management of Pediatric Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies: Evolution of Concepts and Modalities of Treatment

      • Arnold H. Menezes

      Pages 3-18

   3. Embryology, Classification, and Surgical Management of Bony Malformations of the Craniovertebral Junction

      • Dachling Pang, Dominic N. P. Thompson

      Pages 19-109

   4. Extracranial Segments of the Vertebral Artery: Insight in the Developmental Changes up to the 21st Year of Life

      • Vasović Ljiljana, Jovanović Ivan, Ugrenović Slađana, Vlajković Slobodan, Jovanović Predrag, Đorđević Gordana

      Pages 111-139

   5. Imaging of the Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies in Children

      • Matylda Machnowska, Charles Raybaud

      Pages 141-170

   6. Anaesthesiological and Intensive Care Management in Craniovertebral Junction Surgery

      • Orazio Genovese, Federica Tosi, Marco Piastra, Antonio Chiaretti, Giorgio Conti, Concezio Di Rocco et al.

      Pages 171-197

3. Advances

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 199-199

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   2. Technical Advances in Pediatric Craniovertebral Junction Surgery

      • Mark E. Oppenlander, James Kalyvas, Volker K. H. Sonntag, Nicholas Theodore

      Pages 201-213

   3. Craniovertebral Junction Instability: Special Reference to Paediatric Age Group

      • Atul Goel

      Pages 215-259

   4. Minimally Invasive Posterior Trans-muscular C1–C2 Screw Fixation Through an Anatomical Corridor to Preserve Occipitocervical Tension Band: Surgical Anatomy and Clinical Experience

      • Roberto Díaz, Miguel E. Berbeo, Luis M. Villalobos, Manuel F. Vergara, Enrique Osorio

      Pages 261-271

   5. Os Odontoideum Syndrome: Pathogenesis, Clinical Patterns and Indication for Surgical Strategies in Childhood

      • Massimiliano Visocchi, Concezio Di Rocco

      Pages 273-293

   6. Craniovertebral Junction Anomalies in Achondroplastic Children

      • Vincent Reina, Genevieve Baujat, Brigitte Fauroux, Vincent Couloigner, Elise Boulanger, Christian Sainte-Rose et al.

      Pages 295-312

   7. Craniovertebral Junction Pathological Features and Their Management in the Mucopolysaccharidoses

      • Erik Pietro Sganzerla, Carlo Giussani, Marco Grimaldi, Rossella Parini, Pablo Ingelmo, Andrea Trezza et al.

      Pages 313-331

   8. Pediatric Craniovertebral Junction Trauma

      • Mark E. Oppenlander, Justin C. Clark, Volker K. H. Sonntag, Nicholas Theodore

      Pages 333-353

4. Back Matter

   Pages 355-376

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​This dedicated volume in the series Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery (ATSN) provides a comprehensive approach to diseases of the craniovertebral junction (CVJ) and their management based on the multidisciplinary cooperation of neurosurgeons, anatomists, neuroradiologists, and neuroanesthesiologists. The contributing authors represent the most renowned clinical and surgical experts from Europe and beyond. The main topics highlighted are embryology, normal and abnormal development of the CVJ, including the related vessels, modern radiological contributions to diagnosis, genetic and metabolic factors which may impact on the surgical strategies, the opportunities offered by traditional operative techniques, and the recently introduced minimally invasive and endoscopic surgical modalities. Special emphasis is also placed on the evolution of the principles of surgical treatment as matured during the past decade by experiences in the still open field of pediatric neurosurgery.

• Extracranial segments
• Mucopolysaccharidoses
• Os Odontoideum syndrome
• Rheumatoid pediatric patients
• Trauma

From the book reviews:

“The book provides a comprehensive review of the craniovertebral junction from embryology and pathology to surgical management and the latest techniques. The audience includes pediatric neurosurgeons, neurologists, oncologists, radiation oncologists, neuroradiologists, and neuroanesthesiologists. … This book represents the latest review of standards and advances in this area, and the authors do an outstanding job of pulling all the essentials together in one volume.” (Ramsis Farid Ghaly, Doody’s Book Reviews, November, 2014)

“This monograph concerns neurosurgery of the cranial vertebral stabilization at the C1-C2. Screw and plate surgery is discussed with diagnosis, treatment, and management complications. … I recommend this book to neurosurgeons and orthopaedic surgeons alike.” (Joseph J. Grenier, Amazon.com, August, 2014)

• INI-International Neuroscience Institute, Hannover, Germany

  Concezio Rocco

• Department of Neurosurgery, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey

  Nejat Akalan

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