Brown-Sequard syndrome caused by hyperextension in a patient with atlantoaxial subluxation due to an os odontoideum
Brown-Sequard syndrome is an uncommon complication of atlantoaxial arthrodesis. A 50-year-old female visited our emergency department after falling from a ladder. Radiologic evaluations revealed chronic C1-2 instability with acute spinal cord injury. The day after atlantoaxial fusion was performed,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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2018-05-01
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Series: | Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1017995X17300391 |