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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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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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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 |