Sahathevan R, Tan H J, Abdullah Suhail, Shahizon A M M, Hamidon B B, Raymond A A
PPUKM, Jln Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur 56000, Malaysia.
Med J Malaysia. 2011 Dec;66(5):495-6.
We describe a case of tetraparesis in a 33-year-old woman following neck manipulation performed by a traditional confinement mid-wife. An MRI of the cervical spine revealed a fracture of the second cervical vertebra with atlanto-axial subluxation that resulted in cord compression.
