We present the case of a patient with traumatic atlantooccipital dislocation. The initial neurological examination showed no abnormalities. Dislocation was the result of rapid deceleration in a motor vehicle accident. The mechanism of injury was hyperextension/rotation, probably combined with a dist
Atlanto-occipital dislocation: four case reports of survival in adults and review of the literature
β Scribed by Ludwig Labler; Karim Eid; Andreas Platz; Otmar Trentz; Thomas Kossmann
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 441 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0940-6719
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