Life Threatening Complication Arterial Bleeding During Atlas-Axis Fusion Surgery Stopped with Wound Clot

Djabbarov Rustam and Yoffe Boris

Department of Orthopedics, General and Vascular Surgery, Barzilai University Medical Center, Israel
Department of General and Vascular Surgery and the Vascular Surgery Clinic, Barzilai Medical Center, Israel

^*Correspondance to: Yoffe Boris 

 PDF  Full Text DOI: 10.25107/2474-1647.1932

Abstract

The C1-C2 motion segment is a unique and complex articulation which contributes half of the rotational motion in the cervical spine. Although congenital conditions, such as Down’s syndrome or Osteogenesis imperfecta, can cause atlanto axial instability, the main etiologies in adults are acute trauma, or inflammatory pannus of rheumatoid arthritis. Infection can also be implicated, due to the rich arterial supply and venous plexus in the region providing a pathway for infectious agents.

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Rustam D, Boris Y. Life Threatening Complication Arterial Bleeding During Atlas-Axis Fusion Surgery Stopped with Wound Clot. Clin Surg. 2018; 3: 1932.