Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Atlantoaxial Dislocation: A Case Series Report

Meta Novantisari, I Lukitra Wardhani

2017

Abstract

Cervical spinal cord injury causes severe devastations involving multiple domains affecting a healthy life. Rehabilitation has been increasingly recognized as an important measure in overall management of such conditions. The primary goals of rehabilitation are prevention of secondary complications, restoration of physical functioning to the maximum, and adopting appropriate measures to utilize the existing functions to make the activities of daily living (ADL) less dependent. Patient 1: a 13-year-old boy diagnosed with C4 Tetraplegia AIS D ec. Atlantoaxial Dislocation He had cervical traction and operation fusion occipitoatlantoaxial fusion. Patient 2: a 19-year-old male diagnosed with C1 Tetraplegia AIS D ec. Atlantoaxial Dislocation, He had cervical traction and operation atlantooccipital fusion. Patient 3: a 28-year-old male diagnosed with C4 Tetraplegia AIS D ec. Occipitoatlantoaxial Dislocation. He had cervical traction and operation occipitoatlantoaxial fusion and an iliac graft. The rehabilitation program included active breathing exercises, ROM exercises, sensory reeducation, spasticiy inhibition, cervical orthosis, and mobilization gradually. The goals for this patient were independent ambulation, independent ADL and improving sensory deficits. Comprehensive rehabilitation intervention can help patients with spinal cord injury caused by cervical spinal cord injury to be more functional, independent ambulation and ADL.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Novantisari M. and Wardhani I. (2017). Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Atlantoaxial Dislocation: A Case Series Report.In Proceedings of the International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine - Volume 1: IMRM, ISBN 978-989-758-334-6, pages 171-176. DOI: 10.5220/0007318201710176

in Bibtex Style

@conference{imrm17,
author={Meta Novantisari and I Lukitra Wardhani},
title={Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Atlantoaxial Dislocation: A Case Series Report},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine - Volume 1: IMRM,},
year={2017},
pages={171-176},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007318201710176},
isbn={978-989-758-334-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the International Meeting on Regenerative Medicine - Volume 1: IMRM,
TI - Comprehensive Rehabilitation Program for Cervical Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Atlantoaxial Dislocation: A Case Series Report
SN - 978-989-758-334-6
AU - Novantisari M.
AU - Wardhani I.
PY - 2017
SP - 171
EP - 176
DO - 10.5220/0007318201710176