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A fourth atlantoaxial joint: an initial description

Spine Journal, 2011
The presence of a supernumerary posterior atlantoaxial facet joint has not been reported in the literature.To describe a patient who presented with a unilateral anomalous posterior facet joint and discuss its possible embryological origin.Case report.A 35-year-old woman presented with severe neck pain, headaches, and tingling radiating down her left ...
Ron Riesenburger
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Atlantoaxial manual realignment in a patient with traumatic atlantoaxial joint disruption

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 2010
We report a patient with complex traumatic translatory atlantoaxial dislocation, who we treated by joint exposure and reduction of the dislocation by facet manipulation and subsequent plate and screw atlantoaxial fixation. A 28-year-old male had fallen 7.6m (25 feet), and following the fall had severe neck pain but no neurological deficit ...
Atul Goel
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Nontraumatic Subluxation of the Atlantoaxial Joint: Grisel's Syndrome

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology, 1987
Grisel's syndrome is defined as subluxation of the atlantoaxial joint not associated with trauma or bone disease. Primarily an affliction of children, the disorder may occur in association with any condition that results in hyperemia and pathologic relaxation of the transverse ligament of the atlantoaxial joint, including several common otolaryngic ...
B C, Wilson, B L, Jarvis, R C, Haydon
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