title: Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation with accompanying odontoid and c2 articular facet fracture.
abstract: Traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory fixation (AARF) with accompanying odontoid and C2 articular facet fracture is a very rare injury, and only one such case has been reported in the medical literature. We present here a case of a traumatic AARF associated with an odontoid and comminuted C2 articular facet fracture, and this was treated with skull traction and halo-vest immobilization for 3 months. After removal of the halo-vest immobilization, his neck pain was improved and his neck motion was preserved without any neurologic deficits although mild torticolis was still observed in closer inspection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jong Yang
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Chung Kee
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Chough
authors.forename: Chul Bum
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Hae Kwan
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Park