Case Report
Posttraumatic Atlantoaxial Rotatory Dislocation in a Healthy Adult Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Table 2
Classification of transverse ligament injuries by Dickman et al. [
45].
| Type | Injury of transverse ligament |
| Type I | Disruption of ligament substance | (A) Midportion | (B) Periosteal insertion | Type II | Disconnection of the tubercle of insertion from the C1 lateral mass | (A) Comminuted fracture of C1 lateral mass | (B) Avulsion with an intact C1 lateral mass |
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