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An Odontoid Fracture Causing Apnea, Cardiac Instability, and Quadriplegia

Odontoid fractures are typically associated with low rates of acute neurologic deficit and morbidity/mortality in nonelderly patients. In the patient in this case, traumatic injury triggered by a syncopal event led to a combined C1-C2 fracture and a fatal spinal cord injury with apnea, quadriplegia,...

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Autores principales: Bowers, Christian A., Jost, Gregory F., Dailey, Andrew T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4010048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24826344
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/821565