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Skeletal Radiology
Published in: Skeletal Radiology 7/2014

01-07-2014 | Case Report

Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation complicating odontoid fracture without neurologic deficit: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Hao Meng, Yuan Gao, Mo Li, Zhuojing Luo, Junjie Du

Published in: Skeletal Radiology | Issue 7/2014

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Abstract

Traumatic posterior atlantoaxial dislocation associated with odontoid fracture is extremely rare, with only eight cases reported thus far in the English literature. This report concerns a 47-year-old female who presented with considerable pain and stiffness in the neck without a neurologic deficit after injury due to a fall. Radiographs, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging demonstrated a posterior dislocation of the atlas with respect to the axis with an odontoid fracture. No cord compression or intramedullary cord signal abnormalities were detected at the level of the atlantoaxial dislocation. A pedicle screw fixation/fusion was performed via a posterior approach following successful closed reduction.
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Metadata
Title
Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation complicating odontoid fracture without neurologic deficit: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
Hao Meng
Yuan Gao
Mo Li
Zhuojing Luo
Junjie Du
Publication date
01-07-2014
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Skeletal Radiology / Issue 7/2014
Print ISSN: 0364-2348
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2161
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00256-013-1809-y

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