Spinal cord compression following traditional confinement massage

Autor: R, Sahathevan, H J, Tan, Suhail, Abdullah, A M M, Shahizon, B B, Hamidon, A A, Raymond
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: The Medical journal of Malaysia. 66(5)
ISSN: 0300-5283
Popis: We describe a case of tetraparesis in a 33-year-old woman following neck manipulation performed by a traditional confinement mid-wife. An MRI of the cervical spine revealed a fracture of the second cervical vertebra with atlanto-axial subluxation that resulted in cord compression.
Databáze: OpenAIRE