Case Report

Ossification of Transverse Ligament of Atlas Causing Cervical Myelopathy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Figure 1

Preoperative dynamic lateral plain radiographs. Flexion view (a) and extension (b) view. Preoperative plain radiographs in flexed position (a) and in extended position (b) showed ossified mass behind dens and irreducible atlantoaxial subluxation. The atlantodental interval is 6 mm and the space available for the spinal cord is 7 mm in each positions.
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