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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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| Issue : 4 | Page : 163-166 |
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Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation associated with C2 articular facet fracture in adult patient: Case report
Mehdi Bellil, Khaled Hadhri, Maamoun Sridi, Mondher Kooli
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Charles Nicolle's Hospital, Tunis, Tunisia
Correspondence Address:
Khaled Hadhri
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, Charles Nicolle's Hospital, Boulevard 9 Avril, 1006, Tunis
Tunisia
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DOI: 10.4103/0974-8237.147083
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Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation is a very rare injury in adults which is often misdiagnosed initially. Its combination with C2 fractures is predominated by dens lesions. Therapeutic management is challenging because of the difficulty to achieve optimal reduction and permanent stability. We report a rare case of traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation in a 56-year-old women associated with C2 articular facet fracture successfully treated by conservative means after patient-awake manual reduction with optimal functional and radiographic outcome. |
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