Atlanto-occipital dissociation injuries
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Atlanto-occipital dissociation (AOD) injuries are severe and include both atlanto-occipital dislocations and atlanto-occipital subluxations.
Radiographic features
The key to the diagnosis, in addition to visualising gross disruption of the normal alignment of the atlanto-occipital joints is by using a number of lines on the lateral horizontal shoot-through cervical spine film 1:
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basion-dens interval (BDI) >
; 12;12 mm in adults -
basion-axial interval (BAI) >
; 12;12 mm in adults -
Powers ratio >
; 1;1 (insensitive to a vertical distraction injury or posterior dissociation) -
atlantodental interval (ADI) >
; 3mm;3 mm in adult males, >2.5mm.5 mm in adult females
-<a href="/articles/basion-dens-interval">basion-dens interval (BDI)</a> > 12 mm in adults</li>- +<a href="/articles/basion-dens-interval">basion-dens interval (BDI)</a> >12 mm in adults</li>
-<a href="/articles/basion-axial-interval">basion-axial interval (BAI)</a> > 12 mm in adults</li>- +<a href="/articles/basion-axial-interval">basion-axial interval (BAI)</a> >12 mm in adults</li>
-<a href="/articles/powers-ratio">Powers ratio</a> > 1 (insensitive to a vertical distraction injury or posterior dissociation)</li>- +<a href="/articles/powers-ratio">Powers ratio</a> >1 (insensitive to a vertical distraction injury or posterior dissociation)</li>
-<a href="/articles/atlantodental-interval">atlantodental interval (ADI)</a> > 3mm in adult males, >2.5mm in adult females </li>- +<a href="/articles/atlantodental-interval">atlantodental interval (ADI)</a> >3 mm in adult males, >2.5 mm in adult females </li>
Systems changed:
- Spine