Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation
Kocis, J.; Wendsche, P.; Muzík, V.
Acta Chirurgiae Orthopaedicae et Traumatologiae Cechoslovaca 71(2): 119-123
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0001-5415 PMID: 15151101 Document Number: 575677
The authors present two cases of survival after atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD). Atlanto-occipital dislocation is in majority of cases lethal and only rarely compatible with life. AOD is often missed mainly in polytrauma in unconscious patients when the life endangering injury detracts attention from the examination of the upper cervical spine. The authors point out to the fact that with the improvement of the work of the rescue service and a fast transport of the patient to the hospital the number of these injuries may be expected to grow.