title: Posterolaterally displaced type IIA odontoid fractures.
abstract: A case of type IIA odontoid fracture with posterolateral dislocation accompanied by spinal cord injury is presented. Cervical traction was employed but reduction could not be achieved with up to 8 kg of traction. The patient was treated with intraoperative reduction and C1-2 posterior transarticular screw fixation with supplemental bone-wire fusion, and rigid fixation was obtained without any complication.
authors.affiliation: k.koc@mailcity.com
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Koç
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akdemir
authors.forename: I S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Oktem
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kurtsoy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Menkü
mesh_terms: D001863:Bone Screws; D005593:Fracture Fixation, Internal; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*