title: [Surgical treatment of old C2 spinal fracture with C2/C3 subluxation using an anterior retropharyngeal approach--case report].
abstract: A patient with an inverterate transpedicular fracture of atlas and C2/C3 subluxation, with stenosis of spinal canal by bone fragment, was operated using anterior retropharyngeal approach. Stabilization with interbody cage was performed. During follow up examination both clinical and radiological result was good. This surgical approach seems to be a comfortable approach to the upper cervical spine.
authors.affiliation: Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Collegium Medicum Klinika Ortopedii i Rehabilitacji w Zakopanem.
authors.forename: Maciej
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tesiorowski
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lipik
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Jasiewicz
authors.forename: Wojciech
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kacki
mesh_terms: D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007405:Intervertebral Disc Displacement / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery*; D013130:Spinal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome