Technical note: Traumatic atlanto-occipital dislocation and severe subaxial cervical distraction injury in an infant.
Alexander M TuckerPeter J MadsenShih-Shan LangPhillip B StormPublished in: Spinal cord series and cases (2024)
Spinal instrumentation is technically challenging in infants, regardless of injury mechanism, particularly in cases with complete spinal column disruption, but an anterior fusion may be avoided in infants and small children with posterior stabilization and halo placement.