Atlantoaxial Subluxation after Pyogenic Spondylitis around the Odontoid Process

Table 1

Case reports of atlantoaxial subluxation of pyogenic spondylitis around odontoid process with neurological deficits.

Number	Age/sex	Reference	Year	Past history	Bacteria	Operation	Outcome
1	72/M	Zigler et al. [7]	1987	Pneumonia	S. aureus	No	Stiff neck
2	41/M	Keogh and Crockard [2]	1992	Drug user	S. aureus	PSF	Recovered
3	61/M	Kim et al. [12]	2010	Unknown	TB	PSF	Recovered
4	68/M			Unknown	Unknown	PSF	Subjective weakness
5	64/M			Unknown	TB	Decompression	Subjective weakness
6	44/M	Bullock et al. [4]	2010	Retropharyngeal abscess	S. aureus	No	Stiff neck
7	83/F	Yamane et al. [8]	2010	UTI	MRSA	PSF	Walking with support
8	58/M	Yau and Li [9]	2010	No	S. aureus	Decompression + PSF	Mild numbness
9	45/M	Cheung et al. [10]	2013	Nasopharyngeal carcinoma	Unknown	No	Stiff neck
10	76/M	Our case		Nothing	Unknown	No	Stiff neck

Urinary Tract Infection (UTI); Posterior Spinal Fusion (PSF); Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus); Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA); Tuberculosis (TB).