Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without odontoid fracture.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report a case of posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without a fracture of the odontoid in a 35-year-old woman. There have been nine reported cases of similar injury in the English literature. The integrity of the transverse ligament following posterior atlantoaxial dislocations has not been well documented in these reports. In the present case, MRI revealed an intact transverse ligament, which probably contributed to the stability of the C1-C2 complex following closed reduction.
Medical subject headings
- Atlanto-Axial Joint
- Joint Dislocations