J Korean Neurosurg Soc.
2010 Nov;48(5):452-454. 10.3340/jkns.2010.48.5.452.
Traumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation with Accompanying Odontoid and C2 Articular Facet Fracture
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- 1Department of Neurosurgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. chough@catholic.ac.kr
- 2Department of Neurosurgery, Sacred Heart Hospital, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Anyang, Korea.
- KMID: 1453324
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3340/jkns.2010.48.5.452
Abstract
- Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) with accompanying odontoid and C2 articular facet fracture is a very rare injury, and only one such case has been reported in the medical literature. We present here a case of a traumatic AARF associated with an odontoid and comminuted C2 articular facet fracture, and this was treated with skull traction and halo-vest immobilization for 3 months. After removal of the halo-vest immobilization, his neck pain was improved and his neck motion was preserved without any neurologic deficits although mild torticolis was still observed in closer inspection.
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