Atlantoaxial instability and cervical noninfectious spondylodiscitis in a patient with Wegener's granulomatosis: A case report.

Majid Rezvani Masih Sabouri Bahram Aminmansour Homayoun TabeshMehdi ShafieiMehdi Mahmoodkhani Peiman Rahmani Soheil Falahpour Arman SouraniSadegh Baradaran Mahdavi

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

A 61-year-old male patient with Wegener's granulomatosis was admitted due to neck pain and quadriparesis. Clinical evaluation showed severe cervical noninfectious spondylodiscitis, myelopathy, sagittal imbalance, and atlantoaxial instability. A combined anterior and posterior approach was implemented. Postoperative clinical evaluation showed improved neurologic status.

Keyphrases

clinical evaluation
case report
spinal cord
early onset
spinal cord injury