title: Neurosurgical management of acute atlas-axis combination fractures. A review of 25 cases.
abstract: Combination atlas-axis fractures occur relatively frequently and have a higher incidence of neurological morbidity than isolated C-1 or isolated C-2 injuries. Patients with combination C1-2 fracture-subluxation injuries should be studied with thin-section computerized tomography. Appropriate treatment is determined by the type of axis fracture present and includes surgical and nonsurgical strategies. An experience with 25 patients with combination C1-2 fractures is presented, and management and follow-up guidelines are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Division of Neurological Surgery, Barrow Neurological Institute, Phoenix, Arizona.
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Dickman
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Hadley
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Browner
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Sonntag
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000145:classification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D009984:Orthopedic Fixation Devices; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed