Index to Chiropractic Literature
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ID 18110
  Title Long-standing axis odontoid fracture in patient presenting with acute low back pain [case report]
URL http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.clch.2005.03.007
Journal Clin Chiropr. 2005 Jun;8(2):81-92
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Publication Type Case Report
Abstract/Notes Objective: To present the case of a patient affending for chiropractic care with acute low back pain. Incidentally, a previously unknown long-standing axis odontoid fracture was diagnosed, which resulted in a referral for neurosurgical management.

Clinical features: A 63-year-old man presented for chiropractic care with a chief complaint of severe acute low back pain. His examination revealed evidence of lumbar and upper cervical subluxations. Subsequent X-rays revealed a double rotatory lumbar scoliosis and an axis odontoid fracture at its base. A cervical flexion X-ray revealed instability and a later computed tomography confirmed the fracture.

Intervention and outcome: Due to poor patient compliance, a neurosurgical consultation and subsequent upper cervical arthrodesis did not take place until over 4 months after the initial diagnosis. A Brooks C1-C2 posterior fusion using Songer cables and an iliac crest bone graft resulted in a successful outcome. Prior to surgery, the patient's low back pain was managed by the chiropractor with a successful outcome.

Conclusion: This case presents a rare, yet precarious situation with the chiropractic management of a patient with a potentially catastrophic condition. This clinical example also stresses the importance of careful clinical assessment and imaging procedures for patients before providing spinal adjustments in order to avoid a potential iatrogenic incident. This case report also demonstrates the successful outcome of specific chiropractic care in the amelioration of acute low back pain.

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