title: Atlantooccipital dislocation: a case report.
abstract: We report on a child who suffered an atlantooccipital dislocation and survived. The patient required tracheostomy and feeding gastrostomy due to retropharyngeal swelling from a traumatic pseudomeningocele. He later underwent fusion of his occiput to C3. The complications of such an injury and the anesthetic management are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology, Denver General Hospital, CO 80204, USA.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Elliott
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nichols
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005774:Gastrostomy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D013119:Spinal Cord Injuries / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014139:Tracheostomy