Successful non-operative management for atlanto-occipital dislocation resulting in spinal cord contusion in a patient with atlanto-occipital assimilation and severe Chiari I malformation

Surgical Neurology International
Jordan R DavisJohn L Ritter

Abstract

Atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD) is a rare, highly morbid, and highly lethal injury that results from high-energy trauma and almost universally requires operative management for satisfactory outcomes. It can be difficult to identify the severity of injury at the time of presentation, and when diagnosis is delayed outcomes worsen significantly. Anatomic anomalies of the craniovertebral junction may further complicate its detection. When such anomalies are present either singly or in combination, they are known to cause space constraints which may increase the likelihood of spinal cord injury. Given that such anomalies and AOD are rare, few examples of patients with both are reported in the literature. Furthermore, it is not clear in what way patient management may be impacted in this context. We will present a unique case of an 18-year-old patient with traumatic AOD and an intact neurologic examination who was found to have atlanto-occipital assimilation (AOA), platybasia, basilar invagination, and severe Chiari I malformation, who was treated effectively with non-operative management. Our case demonstrates the successful application of a non-operative treatment strategy in a carefully selected patient with AOD in the context...Continue Reading

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