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Case presentationĪ 22-year-old female patient was injured in a traffic accident while riding in the front passenger seat of a car.
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We present a case of extreme traumatic dislocation at the C6/C7 level with complete transection of the spinal cord, in a young girl who was riding in a car as a front seat passenger. The most common mechanism of traumatic cervical vertebrae dislocation is hyperextension or hyperflexion with distraction, which occurs most often in traffic accidents. Recovery from neurological deficit is uncertain, even after the administration of appropriate medication and surgical treatment. Cervical spine injuries can be roughly categorized as axial spine injuries (occiput, C1 and C2), and the children are prone to suffer dislocation at this level, and subaxial spine injuries (C3–C7), where traumatic dislocations occur more common. The severity of the injury and treatment depends on injury and patient related factors. Traumatic C6/C7 dislocation, transection of the spinal cord, timing of the surgical procedure, surgical approach Introductionĭue to its particular anatomy (mobility) and function, the cervical spine is subject to a variety of injuries, from muscle strains to complete dislocation, while a significant number of injuries are associated with spinal cord injury and resulting neurological deficit.