The treatment of craniocervical instability caused by diverse conditions remains challenging. Different techniques have been described to stabilize the craniocervical junction. The authors present 2 cases in which tumoral destruction of the C-1 lateral mass caused craniocervical instability. A one-stage occipitoaxial spinal interarticular stabilization (OASIS) technique with titanium cages and posterior occipitocervical instrumentation was used to reconstruct the C-1 lateral mass and stabilize the craniocervical junction. The ipsilateral vertebral artery was preserved. The OASIS technique offers single-stage tumor resection, C-1 lateral mass reconstruction, and stabilization with a loadsharing construct. It could be an option in the treatment of select cases of C-1 lateral mass failure.
Keywords: C-1 lateral mass reconstruction; CVJ = craniovertebral junction; OASIS = occipitoaxial spinal interarticular stabilization; SINS = Spine Instability Neoplastic Score; VA = vertebral artery; craniocervical instability; technique; titanium cages; vertebral artery preservation.