Open Access, Peer-reviewed, Quarterly
pISSN 1225-1682
eISSN 2287-9293
    J Korean Fract Soc. 2005 Oct;18(4):470-473. Korean.
    Published online Jun 16, 2016.
    https://doi.org/10.12671/jkfs.2005.18.4.470
    Copyright © The Korean Fracture Society. All rights reserved
    Case Report

    Atlanto-occipital Assimilation Can be Misdiagnosed as Atlantoaxial Dislocation: A Case Report

    Kwang Bok Lee, Sang Rim Kim and Kwang Hoon Jung
      • Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, Cheju National University Hospital, Korea.

    Abstract

    We present a rare case that atlanto-occipital assimilation can be misdiagnosed as C1-2 anterior subluxation. This is a lack of familiarity in orthopedic surgeon that was not used to manage the upper cervical spine injury. So the treatment of this entity need to get careful diagnosis and attention.

    Keywords
    Occiput; Upper cervical spine; Atlanto-occipital assimilation

    MeSH Terms
    Diagnosis
    Dislocations*
    Orthopedics
    Recognition (Psychology)
    Spine
    Metrics
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