Missed cervical spine subluxation leading to bilateral facet dislocation with severe deformity requiring 360 fixation

Abstract

A 41 year-old male that presented after a fall downstairs and the initial imaging was misinterpreted, missing a subtle abnormality, C5/6 subluxation. The patient presented later with neck pain and further imaging demonstrated bilateral facet dislocation with severe deformity requiring 360 spinal fixation.

Keywords

• Cervical spine fracture
• Instability
• Radiology
• Spinal injury
• Subluxation
• Trauma