Presentation
Young adult with paraplegia after MVA.
Patient Data
Age: 25
Gender: Male
From the case:
C4-C5 vertebral dislocation
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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.