Journal of Spine

Kinon Merritt D

Publications

• Case Report
  Traumatic Pediatric Atlantoaxial Rotatory Subluxation Successfully Reduced and Discharged from the Emergency Department: A Case Report
  Author(s): Kinon Merritt D, Rani Nasser, Nakhla Jonathan P, Yassari Reza, Desai Rupen and Bagley Carlos AKinon Merritt D, Rani Nasser, Nakhla Jonathan P, Yassari Reza, Desai Rupen and Bagley Carlos A
  
  The incidence of atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation is fairly uncommon; however it is more common to be encountered in the pediatric population. It is usually seen in children after a retropharyngeal inflammation or after a minor trauma. Children have unique anatomical features such as inherent ligamentous laxity and shallower and more horizontally oriented facet joints that allow greater freedom of motion especially at the C1-2 joint making them prone to atlantoaxial subluxation. If recognized early it can be successfully managed nonsurgically before chronic inflammatory changes affect the ligaments and joint structure of the C1-2 complex. However, it is unclear in the literature if inpatient admission is necessary for treatment. Here we present a case of atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation in a child caused by forcefully throwing a ball that was successfully reduced and subsequently di.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2165-7939.S6-005

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