An Odontoid Fracture Causing Apnea, Cardiac Instability, and Quadriplegia

Odontoid fractures are typically associated with low rates of acute neurologic deficit and morbidity/mortality in nonelderly patients. In the patient in this case, traumatic injury triggered by a syncopal event led to a combined C1-C2 fracture and a fatal spinal cord injury with apnea, quadriplegia,...

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Main Authors: Christian A. Bowers, Gregory F. Jost, Andrew T. Dailey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Critical Care
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/821565
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