Traumatic atlantoaxial subluxation, posterior transfacet fixation: a case report

Cervical spine injuries are often described as catastrophic events in neurological terms, with very low survival rate. Lesions to C3-C7 segment are the most common (about 80%) followed by segment C1-C2 (20%). The cervical spine injuries are of great importance, both by severity as the neurological i...

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Main Authors: Mario Cahueque Lemus, Enrique Vargas Uribe, José María Jiménez Avila
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Coluna (SBC) 2015-03-01
Series:Coluna/Columna
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1808-18512015000100053&lng=en&tlng=en