title: [Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation].
abstract: The authors present two cases of survival after atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD). Atlanto-occipital dislocation is in majority of cases lethal and only rarely compatible with life. AOD is often missed mainly in polytrauma in unconscious patients when the life endangering injury detracts attention from the examination of the upper cervical spine. The authors point out to the fact that with the improvement of the work of the rescue service and a fast transport of the patient to the hospital the number of these injuries may be expected to grow.
authors.affiliation: Klinika traumatologie LF MU v Urazové nemocnici, Brno.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kocis
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wendsche
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Muzík
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged