Background Posterior fossa decompression (PFD) has been widely accepted for the surgical
treatment for Chiari malformation type I (CM1). However, inadequate decompression causes …

Background: Posterior fossa decompression (PFD), with and without duraplasty, represents
a valid treatment in Chiari malformation Type I (CM-I) with and without syringomyelia …

Objective Determining clinical and radiological characteristics, complication rates and
outcome for patients undergoing posterior fossa decompression (PFD) and duraplasty for …

Abstract Introduction Chiari malformation-I (CM) is one of the most controversial entities in
the contemporary neurosurgical literature. Posterior fossa decompression (PFD) is the …

OBJECT The authors completed a prospective, institutional review board–approved study
using intraoperative MRI (iMRI) in patients undergoing posterior fossa decompression (PFD) …

Background Foramen magnum decompression (FMD) is the first-choice treatment for Chiari
malformation (CM). However, it has been suggested that cerebellar herniation and …

Background: We studied patient-reported outcome among patients who underwent posterior
fossa decompression (PFD) for Chiari malformation type I (CM-I). Methods: We interviewed …

BACKGROUND: Foramen magnum decompression is widely accepted as the treatment of
choice for Chiari I malformation. However, important surgical details of the procedure are …

We analyzed the outcome of posterior fossa decompression accompanied by widening of
the cisterna magna, without disturbing the arachnoid, in patients with Chiari I malformation …

Background Chiari malformation (CM) is often comorbid with syringomyelia. The treatment of
CM via posterior fossa decompression (PFD) may not improve syringomyelia in up to 40% of …