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C4-C5 vertebral dislocation

Case contributed by Rahmoun Fateh
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Young adult with paraplegia after MVA.

Patient Data

Age: 25
Gender: Male
ct

Cervical spine CT shows severe retrolisthesis (approximately 9 mm of posterior displacement) of C5-C6 compared to the more superior cervical vertebrae, compatible with post-traumatic cervical subluxation. There is, secondarily, an severe spinal stenosis, which explains the patient's paraplegia.

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