Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation: A Case Report

Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation: A Case Report

We report a 30-year-old man with atlanto-occipital dislocation after a traffic accident. Diagnosis was based on radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Owing to the critical conditions that did not fulfil advanced trauma and life support protocols, surgical treatment was de...

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Main Authors: Ernesto Munoz-Mahamud, Andres Combalia, Guillem Bori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000327
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spelling doaj-23e18c59e2a543bf811e33bdc72c5a572020-11-25T03:44:02ZengSAGE PublishingJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery2309-49902012-12-012010.1177/230949901202000327Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation: A Case ReportErnesto Munoz-MahamudAndres CombaliaGuillem BoriWe report a 30-year-old man with atlanto-occipital dislocation after a traffic accident. Diagnosis was based on radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Owing to the critical conditions that did not fulfil advanced trauma and life support protocols, surgical treatment was deferred, and the patient died 10 hours later.https://doi.org/10.1177/230949901202000327
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Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation: A Case Report
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title_short Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation: A Case Report
title_full Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation: A Case Report
title_fullStr Traumatic Atlanto-Occipital Dislocation: A Case Report
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publishDate 2012-12-01
description We report a 30-year-old man with atlanto-occipital dislocation after a traffic accident. Diagnosis was based on radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Owing to the critical conditions that did not fulfil advanced trauma and life support protocols, surgical treatment was deferred, and the patient died 10 hours later.
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