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Cervical Instability in the EDS Population

Cervical Instability in the EDS Population. A. Atiq Durrani , MD Center For Advanced Spine Technologies Cincinnati, OH. Cervical Spine Issues in EDS. C1-C2 instability Cranio -cervical Instability. Lower Cervical kyphosis. Cervical disc degeneration ( Most common at C4-5, C5-6).

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Cervical Instability in the EDS Population

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  1. Cervical Instability in the EDS Population A. AtiqDurrani, MD Center For Advanced Spine Technologies Cincinnati, OH

  2. Cervical Spine Issues in EDS • C1-C2 instability • Cranio-cervical Instability. • Lower Cervical kyphosis. • Cervical disc degeneration ( Most common at C4-5, C5-6). • Chiari Malformation

  3. SYMPTOMS

  4. Common Symptoms of Cervical Instability • Occipital headaches • Neck pain • Passing out at the extremes of lateral rotation • Choking sensations • Base of skull tenderness • Jaw pain

  5. NECK PAIN

  6. Symptoms

  7. Symptoms

  8. Symptoms

  9. Symptoms

  10. Symptoms

  11. Dx Tests

  12. MRI with Flexion and Extension • What we look for: • Cleido-clivus angle • Grubbs Oak distance • Distance between clivus and dens • Cranial settling/Chiari malformation • Subluxation of vertebrae

  13. Measurements

  14. Subluxation of C2 on C3

  15. Cranial Settling or Chiari Malformation

  16. 3D CT Neutral

  17. 3D CT Left

  18. 3D CT Right

  19. % uncovering of facets • Blue line measures the C2 facet. • Green line measures the amount of C1 facet that covers C2. • With these numbers, % uncovered can be calculated.

  20. Treatment Asymptomatic- Observation

  21. Treatment • Symptomatic • Physical Therapy- • Cranio-Sacral Alignment. • Cervical Collar.

  22. Treatment • Interventional Pain Procedures. • Occipital nerve Blocks • Cervical Epidural / Foraminal Injections.

  23. Treatment • If Conservative means fail to control symptoms , then Cervical Spinal Fusion is the preferred Surgical Treatment.

  24. Symptomatic C1-C2 instability in EDS patients can be surgically treated with a C1-C2 fusion

  25. KH Pre-Op

  26. KH 1 yr Post-Op

  27. JM Pre-Op

  28. JM 1 yr Post-Op

  29. Outcomes

  30. Outcomes • Between 1/2009 and 8/2011, N= 25. • 1 year follow up. • All patients underwent stabilization for C1-C2.

  31. Outcomes. • Mean Pre-op Pain – 8 • Mean post op pain at one year- 2 • One patient still had residual pain. • Screw fracture in one patient. • Headaches resolved in 92% of patients. • Will you do this procedure again – 95%.

  32. Conclusion • Cervical Spinal Instability is a common reason for EDS patients suffering from headaches and Cranio-Cervical pain. • It is under- appreciated by the spine community and not very well understood. • In many circumstances, patients complaining of such complaints go through extensive work up with no treatment offered in the end. • Stabilization of O-C1-C2, complex resolves cranio-cervical symptoms in EDS patients.

  33. Pain at Best

  34. Pain at Worst

  35. Pain on Average

  36. NEWMAN

  37. NEWMAN

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