Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without fracture and neurologic deficit: a case report and the review of literature

Hangman’s Fracture with Concomitant Atlantoaxial Dislocation: a ‎Case Report

Background: Concomitant Hangman’s fracture and atlantoaxial subluxation is a rare phenomenon. Herein, we reported a victim of motor vehicle crash with traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis and atlantoaxial rotatory dislocation. Case presentation: the patient was a 32 years old female with a chief complaint of severe neck pain and normal neurologic examination except for mild torticollis. Ima...

Case Report Traumatic Isolated Trapezium Dislocation without Fracture: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Isolated dislocation of the trapezium is an uncommon injury. There are sixteen cases to date reported in the literature. The management of these cases has varied from complete excision to open or closed reduction, with or without percutaneous wiring. This paper presents a case of an isolated dislocation of the trapezium without fracture, managed with closed reduction and percutaneous wiring, re...

Traumatic Posterior Atlantoaxial Dislocation Without Associated Fracture but With Neurological Deficit

Posterior atlantoaxial dislocation without odontoid fracture is extremely rare and often results in fatal spinal cord injury. According to the reported literature, all cases presented mild or no neurologic deficit, with no definite relation to upper spinal cord injury. Little is reported about traumatic posterior atlantoaxial dislocation, with incomplete quadriplegia associated with a spinal co...

Volar dislocation of the distal radio–ulnar joint without fracture: A case report and literature review

Case report of complete dislocation of T1–T2 without neurological deficit and review of the literature

Fracture-dislocations of the thoracic spine comprise about 16% of all thoracic and lumbar fractures, and are commonly caused by high-speed road accidents. Unlike the cervical spine, the thoracic spine is stabilized by its connection to the rib cage by transverse costal ligaments. The position of the articular facets provides resistance to axial rotation and horizontal translation. Therefore, a ...