Double traumatic cervical spine lesion (odontoid fracture and spinal cord injury) and Klippel-Feil syndrome

Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is defined as a congenital fusion of at least two cervical vertebrae. Patients with KFS are known to be at high risk for spinal cord injury in case of cervical trauma even with weak kinetic. We report the case of a patient with C4-C5 and C6-C7 congenital fusion, harbourin...

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Published in:Neuro-chirurgie 2012-12, Vol.58 (6), p.372-375
Main Authors: Graillon, T, Pech-Gourg, G, Adetchessi, T, Metellus, P, Dufour, H, Fuentes, S
Format: Article
Language:fre
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic
Adult
Bone Plates
Bone Substitutes
Cervical Vertebrae - abnormalities
Cervical Vertebrae - diagnostic imaging
Cervical Vertebrae - surgery
Fracture Fixation, Internal - instrumentation
Fracture Fixation, Internal - methods
Humans
Intervertebral Disc Displacement - etiology
Intervertebral Disc Displacement - surgery
Klippel-Feil Syndrome - complications
Klippel-Feil Syndrome - pathology
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Motorcycles
Neck - pathology
Odontoid Process - injuries
Odontoid Process - surgery
Paresthesia - etiology
Reflex, Abnormal
Spinal Cord Injuries - etiology
Spinal Fractures - complications
Spinal Fractures - pathology
Spinal Fractures - surgery
Spinal Fusion - instrumentation
Spinal Fusion - methods
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is defined as a congenital fusion of at least two cervical vertebrae. Patients with KFS are known to be at high risk for spinal cord injury in case of cervical trauma even with weak kinetic. We report the case of a patient with C4-C5 and C6-C7 congenital fusion, harbouring C5-C6 post-traumatic spinal cord injury, associated with an odontoid fracture type 2 of Anderson and D'Alonzo classification following a motorbike accident.
ISSN:0028-3770
1773-0619
DOI:10.1016/j.neuchi.2012.02.029