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Vertebral Artery Caught in the Fracture Gap after Traumatic C23 Spondylolisthesis
Joint Authors
Henkelmann, Ralf
Glasmacher, Stefan
Heyde, Christoph-Eckhard
Spiegl, Ulrich Josef Albert
Josten, Christoph
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background Context.
Patient with a C2 fracture and entrapment of the right vertebral artery in the fracture gap.
Purpose.
Presentation of a case with follow-up until end of treatment.
Study Design.
Case report.
Methods.
A 25-year-old woman was brought into our emergency room after falling while riding a horse.
She complained of pain in the cervical spine.
Clinical examinations showed local tenderness at the upper cervical spine and painful impairment of the mobility of the neck, with no signs of neurological impairment.
Radiological diagnostics revealed a traumatic C2/3 spondylolisthesis.
A computer tomography (CT) angiographic scan showed a dislocation of the right vertebral artery into the fracture gap without injury to the artery.
Open reduction and osteosynthesis were considered of too high risk.
Therefore, we conducted fracture treatment with closed reduction and halo fixation.
After removal of the halo fixator, the patient was given a soft cervical collar and was advised to rest for additional 6 weeks before beginning gradual activity.
Results.
Conventional follow-up revealed osseous consolidation and a CT angiographic scan showed consistent blood flow to the artery.
Conclusion.
Halo fixation was a safe and effective therapy strategy in the case of vertebral artery entrapment after traumatic C2 spondylolisthesis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Henkelmann, Ralf& Josten, Christoph& Glasmacher, Stefan& Heyde, Christoph-Eckhard& Spiegl, Ulrich Josef Albert. 2017. Vertebral Artery Caught in the Fracture Gap after Traumatic C23 Spondylolisthesis. Case Reports in Orthopedics،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Henkelmann, Ralf…[et al.]. Vertebral Artery Caught in the Fracture Gap after Traumatic C23 Spondylolisthesis. Case Reports in Orthopedics No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Henkelmann, Ralf& Josten, Christoph& Glasmacher, Stefan& Heyde, Christoph-Eckhard& Spiegl, Ulrich Josef Albert. Vertebral Artery Caught in the Fracture Gap after Traumatic C23 Spondylolisthesis. Case Reports in Orthopedics. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148504
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148504