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The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery British Volume
Vol. 92-B, Issue 2 | Pages 286 - 288
1 Feb 2010
Yamane K Nagashima H Tanishima S Teshima R

We present the case of an 83-year-old man who developed quadriparesis and respiratory embarrassment following osteomyelitis at the occipito-atlantoaxial junction. He had developed an abscess at this site after an earlier urinary infection with methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. Stabilisation of the neck and antibiotic therapy led to an almost complete neurological recovery without recourse to anterior surgery.