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Delayed surgical management of a traumatic bilateral cervical facet dislocation by an anterior-posterior-anterior approach.
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Delayed surgical management of a traumatic bilateral cervical facet dislocation by an anterior-posterior-anterior approach.

  • Payer M Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Micheli-du-Crest 24, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. mpayer@hotmail.com
  • Tessitore E
  • 2007-05-29
Published in:
  • Journal of clinical neuroscience : official journal of the Neurosurgical Society of Australasia. - 2007
Accidental Falls
Cervical Vertebrae
Humans
Joint Dislocations
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Middle Aged
Neurosurgical Procedures
Radiography
Spinal Injuries
English Delayed diagnosis (more than one month after injury) of a bilateral cervical facet dislocation is exceptional, and delayed treatment is different from treatment in the acute stage. We describe a neurologically intact 51-year-old patient, in whom the diagnosis of bilateral cervical facet dislocation at C5/6 was made 10 weeks after the trauma. An anterior-posterior-anterior approach was performed, with repositioning during the posterior approach, and with anterior and posterior C5/6 fixation. The patient remained neurologically intact, and radiographic fusion was observed 3, 6, and 12 months postoperatively. Additionally, the (English) literature is reviewed and discussed.
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  • English
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