Traumatic Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Neurologically Stable Patient: A Therapeutic Challenge

This is a case report of a neurologically intact patient following posttraumatic cervical spondyloptosis. We discuss the disease, management protocol and some surgical nuances to prevent any damage to the cord during different stages of its treatment.

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Main Authors: Sunil Munakomi, Binod Bhattarai, Iype Cherian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2015-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/540919
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spelling doaj-art-6e28d44ca19c4ce7a9fd4bda377aa12b2025-02-03T06:00:18ZengWileyCase Reports in Critical Care2090-64202090-64392015-01-01201510.1155/2015/540919540919Traumatic Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Neurologically Stable Patient: A Therapeutic ChallengeSunil Munakomi0Binod Bhattarai1Iype Cherian2International Society for Medical Education, College of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 23, Chitwan, NepalInternational Society for Medical Education, College of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 23, Chitwan, NepalInternational Society for Medical Education, College of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 23, Chitwan, NepalThis is a case report of a neurologically intact patient following posttraumatic cervical spondyloptosis. We discuss the disease, management protocol and some surgical nuances to prevent any damage to the cord during different stages of its treatment.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/540919
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title Traumatic Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Neurologically Stable Patient: A Therapeutic Challenge
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title_full_unstemmed Traumatic Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Neurologically Stable Patient: A Therapeutic Challenge
title_short Traumatic Cervical Spondyloptosis in a Neurologically Stable Patient: A Therapeutic Challenge
title_sort traumatic cervical spondyloptosis in a neurologically stable patient a therapeutic challenge
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