Abstract:Subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy in the cervical spine is a very rare and life-threatening condition. The nonspecific pattern of clinical course and magnetic resonance imaging does not provide firm clues as to its pathogenesis. We report a case of subacute posttraumatic ascending myelopathy after bilateral cervical facet dislocation. The 57-year-old man had quadriparesis after sustaining a neck injury from a fall. Excessive closed reduction and manipulation of the cervical facet dislocation resulted… Show more
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