In such a case, to avoid foreseeable medullary damage, one may reasonably opt for fusion as preventative surgery, because the medulla, once damaged, does not always recovery after surgery. When the bones or ligaments of the atlantoaxial complex are injured, the spinal cord is at particular risk for injury, and surgical treatment is often indicated. We use cookies and other tools to enhance your experience on our website and Knowing this it allows to anticipate any possible problems in the postoperative period. I have seen patients with a CXA as low as 110 degrees and still did no have any frank brainstem compression. Facetal rigidity and dysarticulation is very common in patients with poor cervical postures and functionality of the neck muscles, and especially the muscles that restrict rotation and attach directly onto the spinous or transverses processes in the spine. Henderson FC Sr, Rosenbaum R, Narayanan M, Koby M, Tuchman K, Rowe PC, Francomano C. Atlanto-axial rotary instability (Fielding type 1): characteristic clinical and radiological findings, and treatment outcomes following alignment, fusion, and stabilization. The natural anatomic C1-C2 movement is basically rotation and approximately implies 50% of necks total rotation movement. Complete rupture of the transverse atlantal ligament, however, will generally promote dorsal and cranial migration of the odontoid process (the atlantodental interval (ADI) will be increased (> 3,5mm) while in flexion) causing it to compress the brainstem dorsally (in the upper neck), or to migrate into the foramen magnum and compress the brainstem there (basilar invagination), where the tip of the odontoid will be seen far above the Chamberlains line, whereas it in normal patients sits about 2mm below the line. nr. What I prefer to do is to first draw lines that show the actual rotational alignment of the C2 and C1 when looking left and right. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. Treatment is via one of two methods: If you or your veterinarian is concerned that your pet may have AA instability, please schedule a consultation with our Neurologist by calling us at our Manchester or Newington location today. Commonly misunderstood and overemphasized measurements. The symptoms will completely resolve when returning to neutral position; usually even a few degrees reduction is enough to normalize flow. Patients with normal structural alignment and more or less normal or completely normal radiological imaging, without clinical correlation, end up diagnosed with CCI or AAI due to a slightly low (non-sinister) CXA, say 135 degrees, and some signal changes in the alar ligaments on T2 FLAIR imaging or slight increase in the atlantodental interval (ADI) despite normal thickness of the transverse atlantal ligament (TAL). But we must see adequate imaging as well as adequate clinical fulfillment of diagnostic criteria to render these diagnoses; it is not enough to feel neck clunking, upper cervical pain, weakness in the neck or wobbleheaded. Neurosurgery. Symptoms of VBI develop rapidly in patients with legitimate and adequate degrees of vertebral artery compression when placed in the triggering position. Presuming the central venous pressure being normal, then I am not so interested in the pre and post-stenotic gradients as they tend to be unreliable. Lateral bowing of the inferior atlantal facets in netural position is a sign of transverse atlantal ligament laxity. Hopefully, this is the result of ignorance combined with poor clinical workup skills (incompetence) and not mere greed and malevolence. Your email address will not be published. PMID: 18708935. If the X-ray results are abnormal (different than usual), the doctor will order another imaging test, like a computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Both tests should evaluate the movements of the occipitoatlantoid and atlantoaxial joints. Musa A, Farhan SA, Lee YP, Uribe B, Kiester PD. The exam should be done lying down, without a neck pillow. It will rarely cause frank luxation, however where the facets dislocate and lock laterally. Knattlia 2, 3038 Copyright Dr Gilete Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery. Diagnostic imaging: Spine, 3rd edition. Basil R. Besh, M.D. I see massive amounts of patients with alleged AAI who have normal atlantoaxial facetal overlap, and of course, also lacking clinical correlation. A common but severely ignorant misunderstanding that some clinicians make (the patient cannot be blamed for thinking like this, but the clinician should set it straight), is the notion that mild to moderate ligamentous instabilities makes the neck (or the whole body for that matter) tense up to protect against the ligamentous instability, even though there are minimal or no clear MRI findings to support this notion, and that this somehow causes all of the patients symptoms. Copyright Dr Gilete Neurosurgery & Spine Surgery. This may not apply for all of them, but it is a common problem which makes this patient group especially susceptible to become perfect victims of medical vulturism. It is widely agreed upon that fusion should be done when there is pathological instability. Type three involves anterior subluxation of the entire atlas due to combined full rupture of the TAL and partial rupture of the capsules and other structures. My poor baby has become completely lame and incontinent in the last 48 hours. Another problem with regards to rotation, is that the measurements are often done wrong. 1978 Dec;37(6):525-8. doi: 10.1136/ard.37.6.525. AA instability is typically diagnosed by performing radiographs (x-rays) of the neck. TOS increases perfusion rates to the brain, to which the brain is very sensitive and may dysfunction depending on how high the pressures are (Larsen et al 2020), often resulting in severe fatigue, dizziness, headaches and especially occipital headaches/pain (these are hypertensive headaches, not an atlas problem). (I will post the before- and after images when I return to Colombia in August, as they are on a separated hard drive). Some top offenders may suggest full craniocervical fusion, ie. PMID: 749697; PMCID: PMC1000289. 3. Privacy policy, Do you really have atlantoaxial and craniocervical instability? Atlanto-axial instability (AAI) is a condition that affects the bones in the upper spine or neck under the base of the skull. We can still treat it preventatively, but it wont resolve the symptoms. The success rate of this surgery is 80% or greater; however, there are many potential complications and a mortality rate of 5-10%. Kjetil Larsen is a Researcher and a injury rehabilitation specialist, and is the owner of MSK Neurology. The ligaments holding the bones together can also be injured in trauma, or weakened in certain inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis or Downsyndrome. If unavailable, a CT angiogram can be used, but is less sensitive. If the symptoms happen along with aggressive neurological symptoms, however, or if your neck locks up in rotary fixation, greater concern could be applicable. Her symptoms, however, did not at all change when changing her neck position and she had never had torticollis. are generally useless in most cases? the basion-dens interval, is the distance between the tip of the clivus and tip of the C2. If the patient turns their head and passes out, and a catheter scan demonstrates dominant vertebral arterial compression, then certainly this is a case of AAI and atlantoaxial fixation may be a viable option, at least if the transverse foraminae are normal. The atlas can sublux anteriorly, posteriorly, laterally, or vertically. Therefore, when I hear about patients being operated on with no other abnormality than a CXA of 140 degrees, my opinion is that this is reckless butchery. A review of the diagnosis and treatment of atlantoaxial dislocations. It is possible to do it with extension and rotation, etc., but it is usually not necessary. Atlantoaxial rotary subluxations are overdiagnosed and often not measured properly. Imaging will prove brainstem compression on [flexion/extension] MRI, and an increased atlantodental interval on flexion/extension CT or x-ray. Now, what if there is no frank compression nor clinically medullary signs and triggers, but there is a very small space both infront and behind the medulla that has been gradually getting worse. The CXA was 138 degrees and the Grabb-Oakes measurement was 8,3mm. In cases of hyperlaxity, It is not uncommon to find subaxial cervical alterations (levels below C3 to C7 . This is not good medical practice. Styloidogenic jugular venous compression syndrome: diagnosis and treatment: case report. Let us help you navigate your in-person or virtual visit to Mass General. Deliganis AV, Baxter AB, Hanson JA, et al. This iatrogenic practice must come to an end. This, once again emphasized if the patient also does not induce any sinister symptoms in the positions where the alleged instability occurs. And, although there was zero evidence of brainsstem compression, she did indeed have subluxation of atlantoaxial joints with around 10% of overlap when turning to the side. Traumatic ligamentous ruptures or gradual deterioration of joint stability may cause basilar invagination, which is a degenerative process causing the odontoid process to graduall migrate into the head via the foramen magnum. Four broad categories of atlantoaxial problems were observed-atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in six patients, anterior-posterior atlantoaxial instability caused by ligamentous injury or congenital ligamentous laxity (10 patients), atlantoaxial fracture with or without dislocation (five patients), and atlantooccipital dislocation (two patients). Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. J Neurosurg Spine. Rather, she would feel awful in general and felt worsening with stress and arm- & shoulder loading, and being upright vs. lying down. 15 Piscataqua DriveNewington (Portsmouth), NH, 03801 603-431-3600, 8 Maple Street, Suite 2 Meredith, NH 03253 603-279-1117, 2023 All rights reserved | Sitemap | Legal | Law Firm Essentials by PaperStreet Web Design, Caudal Cervical Spondylomyelopathy (Wobblers). Strong evidence of clinical correlation must be present from a clinician that is familiar with the signs and triggers in upper cervical instability-cases. However, if there is obvious compromise of a ligament but there is no evidence of sinister hypermobility or structural displacement (eg., very high ADI), the ligamentous should be further examined with high-resolution T2 FLAIR imaging with low slice thickness (supine imaging!) The diagnosis can be made by means of an Upright MRI (magnetic Resonance Imaging) or with a cervical CT scan with 3D reconstruction. 3-Cranio-atlanto-axial instability, levels C0-C1-C2. Brainstem compression, when symptomatic, will usually cause quadriparesis along with phrenic nerve palsy. In such a case, UMN symptoms and signs would be expected as well. Spinnato P, Zarantonello P, Guerri S, Barakat M, Carpenzano M, Vara G, Bartoloni A, Gasbarrini A, Molinari M, Tedesco G. Atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation/fixation and Grisels syndrome in children: clinical and radiological prognostic factors. #11760. Epub 2020 Oct 16. The patient should demonstrate some brainstem symptoms, and may develop quadriparesis if the compression is sufficiently hard and constant. ADI laxity is mainly caused by head and neck trauma, so as long as you avoid future collisions, it will probably not deteriorate. This would apply for patients with obvious hypermobility but who do not have clinical triggers compatible with CCI or AAI (induction of symptoms in flexion, extension or rotation, and complete normalization when in neutral). For example, if there is a C4-5 anterolisthesis with resultant chronic radiculopathy, C4-5 ADCF would often be utilized as operative treatment. I consulted with her and reviewed her imaging: The quality of the images, first and foremost, was very low. Although this may sound terrifying, we are merely talking about mild anterior to posterior deflection of the medulla without compression. Conveniently, she was sent out to a colleague for very expensive nonsense therapy (again, regardless of lacking serious findings that would require surgery) and sent tens of thousands of euros on stemcell and prolotherapy procedures in a desperate attempt to avoid the inevitable wheelchair. 2014 Feb;11(1):75-82. ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24321024, Higgins JN et al. If there are no symptoms, then what reuslts are you talking about? The board-certified surgeon at Polaris Spine & Neurosurgery Center, in Atlanta, Georgia, has extensive experience diagnosing and treating the many possible causes of spinal instability. Patients with severe ligamentous compromise and a risk for actual dangerous secondary potentially pathologies, must have instability so aggressive that it can cause damage to the brainstem or adjacent cerebro-arterial supply. Larsen K. Occult intracranial hypertension as a sequela of biomechanical internal jugular vein stenosis: A case report. If your child has symptoms of AAI, the doctor will suggest an X-ray. For more information about these cookies and the data Request Appointment. Once the diagnosis of atlantoaxial instabilityis made, one should consult the neurologist, neurosurgeon, and a geneticist if the patient is a child. Pearls and Other Issues The atlantoaxial segment consists of the atlas (C1) and axis (C2) and forms a complex transitional structure bridging the occiput and cervical spine. I prefer to compare mid-jugular to the highest pressure found, usually in the torcula or SSS. The atlantoaxial subluxation can occur isolated or can be found in cases in which there is also craniocervical instability. PMID: 24475346; PMCID: PMC3899735. See my other articles or YouTube videos for howtos. Suboccipital symptoms that occur only with cracking, if the MRI shows arthritis or joint effusion, especially if the neck locks in rotary fixation, then this could be a case of legitimate AAI or CCI. Testimonials Otolaryngology Case Reports Volume 16, September 2020, 100201, Larsen K, Galluccio FC, Chand SK. The atlanto-axial (AA) joint is the joint between the first (atlas) and second (axis) vertebrae (bones) in the neck. Thanks for your help! This, seriously augmented by poor hinge neck postures (Larsen 2018). Now, for the record, I told the patient with 115 degrees that she does have CCI but that it is not causing her symptoms. The renowned scholar and neurosurgeon professor Atul Goel was the first person, to the best of my knowledge, to acknowledge and document the notion of horizontal misalignment of the craniocervical facet joints and that this would often be present despite a completely normal-looking mid-sagittal slice (where most craniovertebral junction measurements are done). This is one of the biggest offenders along with DMX and CXA, causing massive confusion, coercion, and misdiagnosis. In such a case, however, certain important measurements (not mere CXA (norm: 150-180 degrees) or Grabb-Oakes (norm. DOI: 10.3171/2015.1.FOCUS14791. Most dogs with AA instability will develop clinical signs within the first 2 years of life, often after a seemingly mild traumatic event. Gweon HM, Chung TS, Suh SH. La inestabilidad atlantoaxoidea (IAA) es una enfermedad que afecta los huesos de la parte superior de la columna vertebral. 14 Postoperative care advices following cervical disc herniation surgery, 4 Predictive factors of the results in Cervical Herniated Disc surgery. In severe cases, I recommend postural corrections (appropriate, not generic) along with styloidectomy and transversectomy. I am not saying it is easy. Supine cervical MRI including T2-w sagittal-oblique sequences at 2mm slice thickness (disc and foraminal health is best evaluated on a supine MRI). Dr. Gilete in Spain, although I often disagree with his diagnoses, tends to order beautiful dynamic CT scans and also good craniovascular scans. If the measurements are within normal limits, the likelihood of dangerous sequelae are low, if not absent. Because of its role in movement, it is, unfortunately, commonly injured. This, as significant irritation of the brachial plexus can also cause autonomic coaffection (Larsen et al 2021) and thus derange the function of the phrenic nerves, which in turn control the diaphragm. We moved on to perform the Valsalva maneuver (a pressure test), the Queckenstedts test (manual venous compression test), and the cervical retraction test (TOS CVH), in which the first and third tests were positive, reproducing severe head pressure, dizziness, presyncope and profound fatigue. Surgical management is recommended for those with severe signs and for those who have tried and failed medical management. This, however, is very rarely the case with this patient group in my experience. This is not dangerous, but can cause some popping, restriction in movement, and some pain upon articulation. That said, yes, it is my opinion that the treatment is nonsense. In vertical dissociation of the CVJ, the main dangers will similarly as above involve potentially dangerous pulling and pushing on the blood supply to the brain (carotid and vertebral arteries) as well as the brainstem itself, potentially causing dissection of the arteries. Signs of ligamentous damage. 2. In previous epidemiologic studies, the prevalence of atlantoaxial instability in persons with Down syndrome was found to be between 9% and 31%. I will update the article when I am back home in Colombia in the beginning of August. Uniondale, NY Location HSS Long Island The Omni. For patients with post-traumatic ligamentous injuries where measurements are still within normal limits, obvious segmental effusion should be seen despite otherwise normal anatomical positioning. These are typical signs of craniovasculo-hypertensive disorders. Instability in the hip can result in dislocation, ligament tears, muscle damage and wear of the joint. Advanced Surgical Neuro-oncology Fellowship, Complex and Minimally Invasive Spine Deformity Fellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology Fellowship, Neurosurgical Spine Innovation Fellowship, Neurosurgical Peripheral Nerve and Spine Fellowship. It is important to understand that the size of the facets is what determines what degree of rotation would be excessive. Diagnosis is often based on survey radiographs, alth Atlantoaxial Instability Many of these patients who have been misdiagnosed with AAI or CCI may feel neck wobbliness, heaviheaded, neck weakness, and clicking or clunking in the neck upon movement, often along with upper neck pain. As always, it is important to do a clinical radiological correlation to make an accurate assessment. The deep neck flexors should not engage as this lessens the compression. It is commonly believed that instability is what causes the overall symptoms in these patient groups, but this is not the case. When Atlantoaxial instability occurs along with craniocervical instability, also known as occipitocervical instability (ie instability present also between skull and first cervical vertebra or Atlas), then fusion should consist of adding a fixation to the cranial bone through occipital or condylar screws which would give us as a whole C0 -C1-C2 posterior fusion. 404-256-2633. But a patient who just feels bad (even if they feel very bad), and especially if they do not have positional triggers and their imaging does also not demonstrate constant brainstem or otherwise vascular compromise that fits with the symptoms, then diagnosing such a patient with CCI or AAI and claiming its presence as the culprit of their symptoms, is madness. For occipial neuralgia, an ultrasound guided nerve block will cure these symptoms for three hours and thus confirm the diagnosis. I have not receiving anything that comes close of what they produce. The mission of FORM Ortho is to be the preferred provider of orthopedic care and occupational health amongst our community, case managers and primary care physicians. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. These cookies do not store any personal information. We can consider that there is atlantoaxial instability or atlantoaxial subluxation (AA subluxation) in cases where there is principally incompetence of the ligamentous elements of the atlantoaxial (C1-C2) joint, which allow a significant increase in the mobility of this area thus considered pathological mobility. The main scope of the below studies is to 1. exclude neurovascular conflict, and 2., to look for legitimate signs of instability be it with or without neurovascular conflicts, in order to determine degree of affliction, prognosis, and treatment plan. You can read more about these problems in my Myalgic encepalitis (link) and intracranial hypertension (linked earlier) articles as well as my 2018 and 2020 papers (Larsen 2018, Larsen et al 2020) in the reference lists if you think this may be you. Training is done carefully twice per week. In such cases I tell my patients that, yes, you do have mild AAI, but it is not causing your symptoms. The brainstems were completely void of evidence for compression in both cases, and there was no evidence of signal changes (consistent with brainstem damage) on MRI. About Followup, as mentioned above, can be a CTV, volume flow doppler exam, and potentially catheter venography and manometry as one additional confirming pre-surgical step to ascertain actual raised intravenous pressures. our TOS CVH paper (Larsen et al 2020). 2000). PMID: 33064218. Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. AAI and CCI are diagnoses that mainly cause the risk for either brainstem damage or injury to the arteries that supply the brain with blood, and this can cause paralysis or stroke if left untreated in cases where there is legitimate evidence for pathology. Therefore, when there is evidence of equivocal findings such as signal changes in ligamentous structures without expected adherent findings such as gross hypermobility compatible with the injury at hand, this can generally not account as someting sinister. Patients with craniovenous outlet obstruction due to JOS may induce their symptoms with a Queckenstedts test, that is in essence a manual compression test of the internal jugular veins. Dysautonomia when standing up is often related to craniovascular problems, whereas difficulty holding the head up suggests mumscular damage. One or 2 out of every 100 children with Down syndrome have symptoms of AAI, but doctors do not know the exact number yet. Then the patient can make an informed decision about whether or not they want to invest in experimental therapy. Horizontal misalignment of the facet joints often cause dorsal migration of the C0 and C1 facets which cause approximation of the styloid process and the C1 transverse processes. As mentioned initially in this article, craniocervical instability is mainly associated with jugular outlet obstruction and basilar invagination, whereas atlantoaxial instability can cause posteriorization of the dens and brainstem compression, or rotational dysfunction resulting in either bow hunters syndrome, Cock Robin syndrome or other variants of segmental luxations. Dr. Nic Gay and Dr. Masi Reynolds specialize in getting to the root cause of the problem However, can we say the same if there is major guesswork involved in the rendering of the diagnosis? Musa et al. Patients with hyperrotation of the atlantoaxial joints can also develop Bow hunters syndrome (BHS). medullary) symptoms when looking down, and will tend to improve when pulling the head up and back. All patients were treated with atlantoaxial plate and screw fixation using techniques described in 1994 and 2004. The functional result of Atlantoaxial instability is a relatively frequent finding in individuals with Down syndrome. If the brainstem compression is not positional, ie., it is seen even on neutral imaging, then the symptoms would be expected to be constant. Atlantoaxial instability treatment Contact Dr. Gilete C1 C2 fusion surgery Contact Dr. Gilete Our commitment to reliable health and medical information on the internet This site complies with Moreover, tractioning the neck of these vulnerable patients can often cause undesirable effects. This is easily seen on imaging, especially on CT, as the alignment of the joint will be unequivocally abnormal to the extent that would not be achievable without tremendous ligamentous injury. Due to the poor practice integrity that is often associated with DMX imaging, despite these modalities indeed having some utility in certain cases, I cannot recommend having them done unless done in a serious hospital without a financial incentive (ie., without financial connections to the clinician ordering them), and without a very obvious scope of investigation that could not already be seen in MR or CT imaging. 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