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. 2014 May 22;4(3):197–210. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1376371

Table 2. Wang classification system of atlantoaxial dislocations.

Type Description Diagnosis Incidence (%) Treatment
I Instability Reducible in dynamic X-rays 52.2 Posterior fusion procedure
II Reducible Reducible with skeletal traction under general anesthesia 17.7 Posterior fusion procedure
III Irreducible Irreducible with skeletal traction under general anesthesia 29.6 Transorally released anteriorly before posterior fusion
IV Bony dislocations Dislocations with bony anomalies that are visualized by reconstructive computed tomography scan 0.4 Transoral odontoidectomy