title: Bifacetal dislocation following tuberculosis of the cervical spine.
abstract: We present a case of bifacetal dislocation following tuberculosis of the cervical spine with a minimal neurological deficit and a huge retropharyngeal abscess in a 14-year-old Saudi child. Treatment was by anterior debridement, decompression and bone grafting followed 2 weeks later by posterior wiring and fusion from C2 to C5. We also review the literature relating to this subject.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedics, King Fahad National Guards Hospital, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: al Arabi
authors.forename: M W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: al Sebai
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016025:Bone Transplantation; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications*