Med J Malaysia, 2011 Dec;66(5):495-6.
PMID: 22390109 MyJurnal

Abstract

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.

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