title: Successful management of post-traumatic C7-T1 spondyloptosis with uninstrumented ventral surgery.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Total spondyloptosis of the cervical spine is a very rare injury. The authors describe an unusual case of post-traumatic total spondyloptosis of the cervical spine at C7-T1 level.
  
  
  METHODS
  A 40-year-old man presented with weakness of all four limbs, impaired sensations in all limbs and neck pain after a fall. A magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the cervical spine revealed a total spondyloptosis at C7-T1 level. He was managed successfully with ventral decompression and uninstrumented in situ fusion. The patient had a good neurologic outcome.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Selected patients with spondyloptosis of the cervical spine can be successfully managed with uninstrumented ventral surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Kiritkumar Chhanalal
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Vedantam
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rajshekhar
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000328:Adult; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D019299:Decompression, Surgical / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000379:methods*; D013168:Spondylolisthesis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome