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  • Title: Spinal cord compression following traditional confinement massage.
    Author: Sahathevan R, Tan HJ, Abdullah S, Shahizon AM, Hamidon BB, Raymond AA.
    Journal: Med J Malaysia; 2011 Dec; 66(5):495-6. PubMed ID: 22390109.
    Abstract:
    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.
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