Surgical treatment of neglected C2 odontoid process fracture with anterior atlantoaxial dislocation

Vladimir Klimov; Murodzhon Kosimshoev; Aleksey Evsyukov; Vitaly Stepanenko; Jamil Rzaev

doi:10.1080/02688697.2020.1787340

Surgical treatment of neglected C2 odontoid process fracture with anterior atlantoaxial dislocation

Br J Neurosurg. 2021 Jun;35(3):275-279. doi: 10.1080/02688697.2020.1787340. Epub 2020 Jul 3.

Authors

Vladimir Klimov^{1

2}, Murodzhon Kosimshoev¹, Aleksey Evsyukov¹, Vitaly Stepanenko³, Jamil Rzaev¹

Affiliations

¹ Federal Center of Neurosurgery, The Ministry of Health, Novosibirsk, Russia.
² Novosibirsk State Medical University, The Ministry of Health, Novosibirsk, Russia.
³ Municipal Multi-Field Hospital №2, Russian Federation, Saint-Petersburg, Russia.

PMID: 32619122
DOI: 10.1080/02688697.2020.1787340

Abstract

We report a case of the atlantoaxial (C1-2) deformity secondary to a neglected C2 odontoid fracture that was successfully treated with 3-stage operation performed in one session.

Keywords: Neglected fracture; atlantoaxial dislocation; odontoid process fracture; secondary deformity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atlanto-Axial Joint* / diagnostic imaging
Atlanto-Axial Joint* / injuries
Atlanto-Axial Joint* / surgery
Fractures, Bone*
Humans
Joint Dislocations* / diagnostic imaging
Joint Dislocations* / surgery
Neck Injuries*
Odontoid Process* / diagnostic imaging
Odontoid Process* / injuries
Odontoid Process* / surgery
Spinal Fractures* / diagnostic imaging
Spinal Fractures* / surgery