Unique Skull Base - Spine Fixation Surgery Performed on 48-year-old Woman at Gleneagles Hospital Chennai
Chennai: A 48-year-old woman from Chennai had become nearly paralyzed after a seemingly trivial fall at her home and was referred to Gleneagles Hospital Chennai after visits to many hospitals in Chennai.
The patient was bedridden with significant weakness in all limbs. Upon examination, her imaging studies revealed a complex anomaly at the craniovertebral junction, where the skull meets the spine. This critical region, surrounded by vital nerves and arteries, exhibited severe compression caused by the odontoid bone pressing into the brainstem and spinal card.
The Team of Doctors spearheaded by Dr Nigel Symss, HOD and Senior Consultant-Neurosurgeon, and Dr Phani Kiran S, HOD & Senior Consultant, Spine Surgery, Gleneagles Hospital Chennai upon examination recommended surgery as this was a rare condition that required precise intervention to decompress the spinal cord and restore normal alignment of the affected bones.
Employing an innovative surgical technique known as Distraction, Compression, Extension, and Reduction (DCER), supported by their team meticulously repositioned the displaced bones and achieved remarkable results now the odontoid has returned to its normal anatomical position and the cord has been relieved of compression, the surgery lasted for Six hours.
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