A Traumatic Dislocation of the Atlas from the Axis in a Patient with Atlantooccipital Assimilation

Atlantooccipital assimilation is defined as the complete or partial fusion of the caudal portion of the occiput with the cranial portion of the atlas. We report an extremely rare case of a traumatic dislocation of the atlas from the axis (C1 from C2), which lead to internal decapitation in a patient...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gnanadev, Raja, Ishak, Basem, Iwanaga, Joe, Loukas, Marios, Tubbs, R. Shane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
Materias:
Neurosurgery
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6559688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31245192
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.4402
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Sumario:Atlantooccipital assimilation is defined as the complete or partial fusion of the caudal portion of the occiput with the cranial portion of the atlas. We report an extremely rare case of a traumatic dislocation of the atlas from the axis (C1 from C2), which lead to internal decapitation in a patient with atlantooccipital assimilation. This report reviews the background of atlantooccipital assimilations and their clinical relevance.

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