Citation

van der Meulen JJ, Meeuwis JD, Sluzewski M, van Rooij WJ, Hu IP. Ned. Tijdschr. Geneeskd. 2001; 145(47): 2283-2286.

Vernacular Title

Traumatische atlanto-occipitale dislocatie met minimale neurologische uitval.

Affiliation

Afd. Chirurgie, St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis, Postbus 90.151, 5000 LC Tilburg.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Erven Bohn)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11760609

Abstract

A 21-year-old woman presented with mild neck pain following a scooter accident. Conventional cervical radiographs showed a lateralisation of the dens axis to the left in relation to the foramen magnum. A subsequent CT with a multiplanar reconstruction revealed an atlanto-occipital dislocation that was repositioned under fluoroscopic control. The patient had an uneventful recovery; a mild loss of strength in the left arm remained. The atlanto-occipital dislocation without neurological deficit is rare.

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