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Nontraumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in adults: Report of two cases

Published:2022-12-23 Issue: Volume:13 Page:589
ISSN:2152-7806
Container-title:Surgical Neurology International
language:en
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Author:

Zhao Xiaochun¹,Prather Kiana Y.¹,Orenday-Barraza José M.²,Muhammad Fauziyya Y.¹,Villeneuve Lance M.¹,Cavagnaro María José²,Baaj Ali A.²,Dahdaleh Nader S.³,Smith Zachary A.¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,

2. Department of Neurosurgery, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, Arizona,

3. Department of Neurological Surgery, Northwestern Medicine, Lavin Family Pavilion, Chicago, Illinois, United States.

Abstract

Background: Nontraumatic infectious atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation (AARS) is rare and less frequently encountered in adults versus children. We utilized a stepwise approach to treat two adults with nontraumatic infectious AARS and summarized the relevant literature. Case Description: Two patients, ages 35 and 66, presented with classic clinical and imaging findings for infectious nontraumatic AARS. Here, we summarized the management for these two patients along with the literature. Conclusion: Nontraumatic infectious AARS in adults requires prompt X-ray diagnosis and timely application of traction to minimize neurological deficits. MR/CT imaging next offers critical information regarding whether operative stabilization is warranted.

Publisher

Scientific Scholar

Subject

Neurology (clinical),Surgery

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