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POSTERIOR DISLOCATION OF THE CERVICAL SPINE.
Author(s) -
Hueston J. T.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1951.tb03773.x
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical spine , dislocation , ligament , anatomy , spine (molecular biology) , surgery , bioinformatics , condensed matter physics , physics , biology
Summary1 Posterior dislocation of the cervical spine is described, and contrasted with the more common type of anterior dislocation. 2 The mechanism of injury is hyperextension, with disruption of the anterior longi‐ tudinal ligament. 3 In all cases quadriplegia was present. The anatomical basis of this is discussed. 4 The application of these findings to the management of cervical spine injuries is discussed.