title: Combined occipital-cervical and atlantoaxial disassociation without neurologic injury: case report and review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Lahey Clinic, Boston MA, USA.
authors.forename: Erica
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bisson
authors.forename: Alison
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schiffern
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Daubs
authors.forename: Darrel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Brodke
authors.forename: Alpesh A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Patel
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D001268:Atlanto-Axial Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016268:Internal Fixators; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D008022:Ligaments / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology; D010388:Pelvis / Q000293:injuries; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D011871:Radiology / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020205:Skull Fracture, Basilar / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery; D013117:Spinal Cord Compression / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods; D013154:Spleen / Q000293:injuries; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D021801:Zygapophyseal Joint / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology