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European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology

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Atlantoaxial rotational dislocation and associated multiple-level fractures to the spine

Authors: P. K. Karampinas, K. E. Nikolopoulos, E. G. Kavroudakis, Stergios N. Lallos, D. S. Korres, N. E. Efstathopoulos

Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology | Issue 3/2012

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We present a case of a young woman with multilevel spinal injuries. The injury includes a rotational atlantoaxial dislocation associated with concomitant injury at C5 and at the sacrum. Rotational dislocation at C1–C2 level is not frequently encountered in young adults, and the presence of associated lesions to the spine makes this condition a challenging one. The medical record of a patient who sustained three spinal injuries at different levels of the spine was evaluated. The prevalence of this type of injury, the diagnosis, the clinical behavior, and the applied treatment are evaluated. The patient was treated non-operatively, and a satisfactory clinical outcome was recorded at the last follow-up visit.

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Title: Atlantoaxial rotational dislocation and associated multiple-level fractures to the spine
Authors: P. K. Karampinas
K. E. Nikolopoulos
E. G. Kavroudakis
Stergios N. Lallos
D. S. Korres
N. E. Efstathopoulos
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery & Traumatology / Issue 3/2012
Print ISSN: 1633-8065
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1068
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00590-011-0785-y

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