Missed cervical spine subluxation leading to bilateral facet dislocation with severe deformity requiring 360 fixation.

ABSTRACT: A 41 year-old male that presented after a fall downstairs and the initial imaging was misinterpreted, missing a subtle abnormality, C5/6 subluxation. The patient presented later with neck pain and further imaging demonstrated bilateral facet dislocation with severe deformity requiring 360 spinal fixation.

SUBMITTER: Talibi SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8371150 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature