Palmer M T, Turney S Z
Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.
J Trauma. 1994 Aug;37(2):314-7.
Blunt trauma associated with tracheal rupture (TR) or atlanto-occipital dislocation (AOD) occurs rarely. Survival after sustaining either injury is even more uncommon. We describe a case of a patient who remarkably survived both injuries concurrently.