Traumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Fixation with Accompanying Odontoid and C2 Articular Facet Fracture.
10.3340/jkns.2010.48.5.452
- Author:
Jong Yang OH
1
;
Chung Kee CHOUGH
;
Chul Bum CHO
;
Hae Kwan PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Neurosurgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. chough@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Atlantoaxial rotatory fixation;
Odontoid fracture
- MeSH:
Immobilization;
Neck;
Neck Pain;
Neurologic Manifestations;
Skull;
Traction
- From:Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
2010;48(5):452-454
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
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.
