title: Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation: a case report.
abstract: We report a 30-year-old man with atlanto-occipital dislocation after a traffic accident. Diagnosis was based on radiography, computed tomography, and magnetic resonance imaging. Owing to the critical conditions that did not fulfil advanced trauma and life support protocols, surgical treatment was deferred, and the patient died 10 hours later.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Ernesto
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Munoz-Mahamud
authors.forename: Andres
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Combalia
authors.forename: Guillem
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bori
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D061906:Advanced Trauma Life Support Care; D001269:Atlanto-Occipital Joint / Q000293:injuries*; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male