{"id":"804db1c4-1535-4c64-9a95-1d442e235f5a","slug":"posttraumatic-c2-c3-spondyloptosis-without-focal-neurological-deficit-treated-with-anterior-and-posterior-approaches-a-case-report","title":"Posttraumatic C2-C3 spondyloptosis without focal neurological deficit, treated with anterior and posterior approaches: A case report","authors":["Arash Fattahi","Abdoulhadi Daneshi","seyed Mohammad Reza Mohajeri"],"abstract":"Background: Cervical spondyloptosis is usually caused by trauma, and correlated with significant neurological deficits that can include quadriplegia, respiratory disorders, vertebral artery injury, and death. Case Description: A 34-year-old male presented with C2-C3 spondylolisthesis after a fall from a tree. Although he had no neurological deficits, CT and X-ray studies confirmed C2-C3 a spondyloptosis. He was treated with emergent anterior and posterior cervical reduction, decompression, and fixation, remaining neurologically intact in the postoperative period. Conclusion: Patients with C2-C3 spondyloptosis documented on X-ray/CT studies should be considered for circumferential decompression/fusion to preserve neurological function.","thumbnailUrl":"https://sni-digital-videos.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/804db1c4-1535-4c64-9a95-1d442e235f5a/featured/hero-1781562262878.png","publishDate":"2021-07-06T00:00:00.000Z","doi":"10.25259/SNI_462_2021","categories":["Spine","Case Report"],"fullTextUrl":"https://surgicalneurologyint.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/10946/SNI-12-332.pdf"}