Traumatic Cervical Fracture-Dislocation without Spinal Cord Syndrome: Case Report

ABSTRACT

The author describes a case of traumatic cervical fracture-dislocation without spial cord syndrome in which Cloward anterior approach was performed under the operating microscope, and satisfactory stabilization and restoration of normal contour of the cervical spine were obtained by a dowel-shaped interbody bone graft. Cervical fracture-dislocation / spinal cord syndrome / Cloward technique / surgical microscope / dowel-shaped bone graft / anterior fusion / Crutchfield traction.