Abstract
The region of the foramen magnum creates a number of diagnostic problems since processes located in this region are easily misjudged for a considerable variety of atypical symptoms (Symonds and Meadows 1937; Rubenstein 1938). Mostly, the morphologic diagnosis provides the expected clarification only when a process of the foramen magnum has been localized by the clinical examination (Margolis 1976). Surgery performed at the occipitocervical junction is a challenging task both from an anatomic and a functional point of view (Drake 1973). The present paper discusses the posterolateral approach to the foramen magnum.
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Perneczky, A. (1986). The Posterolateral Approach to the Foramen Magnum. In: Samii, M. (eds) Surgery in and around the Brain Stem and the Third Ventricle. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-71240-1_58
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