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Case Reports
. 2004 Nov;62(5):431-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.surneu.2003.12.012.

Successful management of post-traumatic C7-T1 spondyloptosis with uninstrumented ventral surgery

Kiritkumar Chhanalal Shah  1 , Vedantam Rajshekhar
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Case Reports

Successful management of post-traumatic C7-T1 spondyloptosis with uninstrumented ventral surgery

Kiritkumar Chhanalal Shah et al. Surg Neurol. 2004 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Total spondyloptosis of the cervical spine is a very rare injury. The authors describe an unusual case of post-traumatic total spondyloptosis of the cervical spine at C7-T1 level.

Case description: A 40-year-old man presented with weakness of all four limbs, impaired sensations in all limbs and neck pain after a fall. A magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the cervical spine revealed a total spondyloptosis at C7-T1 level. He was managed successfully with ventral decompression and uninstrumented in situ fusion. The patient had a good neurologic outcome.

Conclusion: Selected patients with spondyloptosis of the cervical spine can be successfully managed with uninstrumented ventral surgery.

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