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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 38-41 |
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The danger of failure to recognize injury in cervical spine X-ray for trauma
Biodun Ogungbo, Olatunde Olawoye, Mary Idowu, Caleb Sabo Bishop
Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Fixed in Abuja, Abuja, Nigeria
Correspondence Address:
Biodun Ogungbo
Department of Neurosurgery, Spine Fixed in Abuja, Garki 2, Abuja
Nigeria
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DOI: 10.4103/1118-4647.189752
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We present a female with an acute traumatic fracture dislocation of the cervical spine. She sustained bilateral facetal dislocation at the C7/T1 junction without neurological deficit. This was not diagnosed on initial X-rays of the cervical spine. We highlight the danger of this failure and conducting dynamic X-rays in such a situation. The patient presented after 4 months and was operated upon safely with anterior/posterior fixation across the fracture site. She remains neurologically intact. |
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