Unilateral C1–C2 vertical distraction injuries: Can we treat conservatively?

Unilateral C1–C2 vertical distraction injuries: Can we treat conservatively?

Introduction: Traumatic atlantoaxial joint (AAJ) vertical distraction injuries lie on a spectrum of injury involving the craniocervical junction. Isolated injuries can be unstable, requiring surgical stabilization, a highly morbid procedure given C1–C2 joint’s primary role in cervical spine rotation...

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Main Authors: Saurabh Rawall, Zuhair J. Mohammed, Sean Taylor, Eric M. Vess, Connor J. Donley, Sakthivel R. Rajaram, Steven M. Theiss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2025-04-01
Series:Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine
Subjects:
atlantoaxial distraction
conservative treatment
craniocervical dissociation
occipitocervical injury
upper cervical trauma
Online Access:https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_32_25
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