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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 4/2008

01-04-2008 | Case Report

Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without odontoid fracture

Authors: Reema Chaudhary, Kshitij Chaudhary, Umesh Metkar, Ashok Rathod, Abhijit Raut, Darshana Sanghvi

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 4/2008

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Abstract

We report a case of posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without a fracture of the odontoid in a 35-year-old woman. There have been nine reported cases of similar injury in the English literature. The integrity of the transverse ligament following posterior atlantoaxial dislocations has not been well documented in these reports. In the present case, MRI revealed an intact transverse ligament, which probably contributed to the stability of the C1–C2 complex following closed reduction.
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Metadata
Title
Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without odontoid fracture
Authors
Reema Chaudhary
Kshitij Chaudhary
Umesh Metkar
Ashok Rathod
Abhijit Raut
Darshana Sanghvi
Publication date
01-04-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-007-0439-7

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