Dislocated Cervical Spine Dr John Albietz 3I recently operated on a 26 year old male who presented suffering from a gradual deterioration of neck pain and bilateral arm pain, weakness, and altered sensation after a diving accident he suffered at a water park four weeks earlier.

The diagnosis was of a delayed presentation of a complex neck fracture (bilateral cervical fracture / dislocation with neurologic deterioration), as shown in the image, left. Continue reading…