Closed reduction of traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation with type II odontoid fracture

Background: Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation (TAARS) in adults is rare. We present an uncommon case of traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation with an associated type II odontoid fracture in a neurologically intact patient and describe a novel technique used for a successful closed re...

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Main Authors: Michael Opoku-Darko, MD, MSc, Albert Isaacs, MD, Stephan du Plessis, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-03-01
Series:Interdisciplinary Neurosurgery
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214751917302141