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Anderson and Montesano classification of occipital condyle fractures
The Anderson and Montesano classification is a widely used system for describing occipital condyle fractures. It divides injuries into three types based on morphology and mechanism of injury 1-5.
Classification
type I: impacted type occipital condyle fracture
morphology: comminution of the co...
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Occipital condyle fracture (type 1) and atlas transverse process fracture (type 5)
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17 Mar 2021
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Spinal meningioma
Meningiomas arising from the coverings of the spinal cord are one of the two most common intradural extramedullary spinal tumors, representing 25-30% of all such tumors 2.
This article specifically relates to spinal meningiomas. For a discussion on intracranial meningiomas and a general discus...
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Idiopathic thoracic spinal cord herniation
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29 Sep 2022
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease
Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease, also known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy (HMSN), refers to a heterogeneous group of inherited peripheral neuropathies rather than a single clinical entity 9.
Epidemiology
The prevalence of CMT has been reported at ~45 cases (range 10-82) per 100,...
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Chordoma
Chordomas are uncommon malignant tumors of the axial skeleton that account for 1% of intracranial tumors and 4% of all primary bone tumors.
They originate from embryonic remnants of the primitive notochord (earliest fetal axial skeleton, extending from the Rathke's pouch to the tip of the cocc...
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Dystopic os odontoideum with atlantoaxial subluxation
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30 Nov 2021
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Focal fatty deposits in bone marrow
Focal fatty deposits, also known as marrow islands or replacements in the bone marrow, are well-defined focal fat islands within the bone marrow of the spine or other parts of the axial skeleton 1,2.
Epidemiology
Common in older individuals, related to age but not to sex.
Associations
Focal ...
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Atlanto-occipital assimilation with basilar invagination
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12 Aug 2019
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Facet joint injection
Facet (zygapophyseal) joint injections are performed primarily for the diagnosis and differentiation of facet syndrome and radicular pain syndrome, and are one of the spinal interventional procedures. They can be performed under fluoroscopic, or CT image guidance, and cervical, thoracic or most ...
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Meningocele
Meningoceles (also spelled meningocoele) are protrusions of the meninges through a defect or weak point in the skull or spine, usually involving the soft tissues beneath the surface of the skin. They are typically categorized into congenital, iatrogenic (e.g. following a craniotomy, sinus surger...
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Spondylolysis - L4
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19 Sep 2014
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Pediatric lumbar disc herniation
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28 Oct 2023
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Sequestered lumbar disc with cauda equina compression
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21 May 2020
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Sickle cell spine
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22 May 2008
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Rugger-jersey spine
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03 Feb 2021
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Spinal epidural hematoma
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05 May 2020
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Cervical rib
Cervical ribs are supernumerary or accessory ribs arising from the seventh cervical vertebra. They occur in ~0.5% of the population, are usually bilateral, but often asymmetric 2, and are more common in females.
Related pathology
Although cervical ribs are usually asymptomatic, they are the mo...
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Foraminal zone disc extrusion
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20 Jan 2022
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Intradural spinal lipoma
Intradural lipomas are a subset of spinal lipomas. They are typically intradural, subpial, juxtamedullary lesions 1 although they have occasionally been reported as entirely intramedullary lesions 2.
Mature fatty tissue within the spinal dura can be seen in a number of entities:
lipomyelocele/...