Case 8
Case Presentation:
A 22 year-old man was involved in a motor vehicle accident in which he sustained a complete fracture dislocation of C5 on C6 with C6 completely anterior to C5. He was treated with subsequent decrease in the dislocation. Initially he was classified as complete motor loss and incomplete sensory loss. Two weeks after his admission he started complaining of hip pain, swelling in both legs and limited range of motion.
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J. Anthony Parker, MD PhD, jap@nucmed.bih.harvard.edu
