Case Report

Occipitocervical Dislocation in Low-Energy Trauma

Table 1

Harborview classification for craniocervical injuries [10].

StageDescription of injury

1Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of injury to craniocervical osseoligamentous stabilizers;
craniocervical alignment within 2 mm of normal;
distraction of ≤2 mm on provocative traction radiography
2MRI evidence of injury to craniocervical osseoligamentous stabilizers;
craniocervical alignment within 2 mm of normal;
distraction of >2 mm on provocative traction radiography
3Craniocervical malalignment of >2 mm on static radiography