Traction Induced Vertical Displacement of Odontoid due to Type III Odontoid Fracture with Unrecognized Ligamentous Injury: A Case Report
Korean Journal of Neurotrauma 2014³â 10±Ç 2È£ p.149 ~ p.151
Á¤¹ÎÈ£(Jung Min-Ho) - Chonnam National University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
ÀÌÁ¤±æ(Lee Jung-Kil) - Chonnam National University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
(Hur Hyuk) - Chonnam National University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
ÀåÀç¿ø(Jang Jae-Won) - Chonnam National University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
±èÀçÈÞ(Kim Jae-Hyoo) - Chonnam National University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
±è¼öÇÑ(Kim Soo-Han) - Chonnam National University Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
Abstract
Dens fractures are a common traumatic cervical spine injury. Among them, a type III fracture is the second common fracture. Although there are several treatment options, it has been accepted that type III fracture is usually healed by non-surgical method. After adequate reduction with traction, subsequent external immobilization has been associated with successful union rates. However, in the review of literatures, there are some cases with neurological deterioration after application of skull traction. So, the authors report a case of type III dens fracture with initially unrecognized ligamentous injury in which vertical dissociation and quadriplegia occurred after only five-pound Gardner-Well tongs traction. And also, the authors raise awareness of this potentially injury.
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Cervical vertebrae, Fracture fixation internal, Traction
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1143720140100020149
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