Traumatic Craniocervical Dissociation in Patients with Congenital Assimilation of the Atlas to the Occiput
Traumatic atlantooccipital dissociation (AOD) is a severe and usually fatal injury. Patients with assimilation of the atlas to the skull are exposed to a higher risk of injury and delay diagnosis due to the abnormal anatomy. We report two cases of acute traumatic craniocervical dislocation in patien...
Main Authors: | Celeste Tavolaro, Hector Pulido, Richard Bransford, Carlo Bellabarba |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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Series: | Case Reports in Orthopedics |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/2617379 |
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