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Traumatic Atlantoaxial Lateral Subluxation With Chronic Type II Odontoid Fracture: A Case Report

ARIF MUSA, SAIF ALDEEN FARHAN, YU-PO LEE, BRITTANY URIBE and P. DOUGLAS KIESTER
International Journal of Spine Surgery February 2019, 13 (1) 79-83; DOI: https://doi.org/10.14444/6010
ARIF MUSA
1School of Medicine, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan
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SAIF ALDEEN FARHAN
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California
MD
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YU-PO LEE
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California
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BRITTANY URIBE
3School of Osteopathic Medicine, Rowan University, Stratford, New Jersey
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P. DOUGLAS KIESTER
2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California
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    Atlantoaxial subluxation and chronic odontoid fracture. Computed tomographic (CT) scan showing fracture of the C2 transverse process and subluxation of C1 relative to C2 (A). CT scan showing old type II odontoid fracture (B).

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    Retro-odontoid pannus tissue. T1-weighted magnetic resonance image of spine displaying retro-odontoid pannus (A). T2-weighted scan showing old type II odontoid fracture (B).

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    Postoperative images. X-ray demonstrated adequate fixation of instrumentation.

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    Intraoperative images. Fluoroscopic image of cervical spine demonstrating accurate fixation.

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ARIF MUSA, SAIF ALDEEN FARHAN, YU-PO LEE, BRITTANY URIBE, P. DOUGLAS KIESTER
International Journal of Spine Surgery Feb 2019, 13 (1) 79-83; DOI: 10.14444/6010

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ARIF MUSA, SAIF ALDEEN FARHAN, YU-PO LEE, BRITTANY URIBE, P. DOUGLAS KIESTER
International Journal of Spine Surgery Feb 2019, 13 (1) 79-83; DOI: 10.14444/6010
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