title: [Complications of cervical spine manipulation. A case of "locked-in syndrome"].
abstract: The current craze for cervical spine manipulation is due to its rapid and even dramatic results and to the ineffectiveness of many treatments prescribed by physicians. Complications of thoracic or lumbar spine manipulation are very rarely reported, but this is not the case with the cervical spine. We present the case of a woman who suffered a severely disabling complication caused by an "osteopathic" manoeuvre. This technique should be rejected as it is dangerous and as harmless methods can be used with good results in common cervicalgia, even if it is very severe.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire Georges Lambert, Service de Réadaptation médicale, CHU Henri-Mondor et Albert-Chenevier, Créteil.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kponkton
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hamonet
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Montagne
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Devailly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008349:Manipulation, Orthopedic / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D014103:Torticollis / Q000628:therapy*
vernacular_title: Complications de la manipulation cervicale. Une observation de "locked-in syndrome".