Transoral and Transnasal Odontoidectomy Complications: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Highlights • Thirteen studies (92 patients) used a transnasal approach. • The remaining thirteen studies (1238 patients) performed a transoral approach. • Transoral odontoidectomy exhibited 90.0% neurologic improvement and 0.9% worsening. • Transnasal odontoidectomy showed 94.0% neurologic improveme...

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Veröffentlicht in:Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2016-09, Vol.148, p.121-129
Hauptverfasser: Shriver, Michael F., BS, Kshettry, Varun R., MD, Sindwani, Raj, MD, Woodard, Troy, MD, Benzel, Edward C., MD, Recinos, Pablo F., MD
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • Thirteen studies (92 patients) used a transnasal approach. • The remaining thirteen studies (1238 patients) performed a transoral approach. • Transoral odontoidectomy exhibited 90.0% neurologic improvement and 0.9% worsening. • Transnasal odontoidectomy showed 94.0% neurologic improvement and 0.0% worsening. • Transoral approach had a significantly higher rate of postoperative tracheostomy
ISSN:0303-8467
1872-6968
1872-6968
DOI:10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.07.019