TRAUMATIC SUBLUXATION OF THE HUMERUS

Traumatic atlanto-axial subluxation.

Traumatic atlanto-axial subluxation is a rare injury which may not be revealed on routine radiographs, especially when there is muscle spasm. We report on seven patients with atlanto-axial subluxation as a result of neck injury; only two of them had significant head injuries. Three patients presented with a neurological deficit attributable to the injury, one immediate and two with delayed onse...

Non - traumatic atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation

Figure 2: 3D-computed tomography (CT) scan showing right rotatory atlanto-axial subluxation without any increase in the atlanto-dental distance confirming the diagnosis of Fielding’s type-I atlantoaxial rotatory subluxation. smaller centers. This leads to undue concentration of neurosurgeons in a few centers, where facilities are available, leading to less and less of neurosurgical work for ind...

Traumatic subluxation of the globe into the maxillary sinus.

We report a case of complete traumatic subluxation of the globe into the maxillary sinus as documented by CT. The cornea sustained a mild epithelial abrasion but the globe was otherwise intact without signs of trauma.

Traumatic haemarthrosis causing femoral head subluxation.

We report seven children in whom traumatic haemarthrosis of the hip had produced lateral subluxation of the femoral head, which is different from the apparent displacement seen in Perthes' disease. In all seven cases, aspiration of the haemarthrosis allowed reduction of the femoral head, and follow-up for a mean of 14 months revealed no evidence of avascular necrosis of the proximal femoral epi...

Solitary Plasmacytoma of the Humerus