A 53 years old patient with Hangman fracture in car accident was surgically treated by IASO Thessalias’s 2nd Neurosurgical Clinic.

After the completion of the required clinical laboratory testing, upper cervical segment instability was noted and a surgical operation was considered necessary.

The operation was performed by posterior cervical fusion and placement of transpedicular screw in A2 (vertebra) and lateral mass screws in A3 vertebra, offering absolute stability of the fracture.

The operation was performed by the Director of IASO Thessalias’s 2nd Neurosurgical Clinic, Mr. Stergios Brizas and the Anesthesiologist was Ms. Stella Kanti. It was performed by continuous real time navigation by the state-of-the-art Medtronic’s navigator Stealth Station S8, which was recently acquired by IASO Thessalias.

The patient was postoperatively mobilized inside 12 hours and discharged inside 24 hours of the surgical operation with full recovery from his health problem.

The key objective of surgical treatment of patients with spinal fractures is complete pain relief simultaneously with early mobilization, keeping family, psychological and financial burden to a minimum.

The provision of high quality services by IASO Thessalias is considered as an essential obligation to our patients. Its modern premises and equipment, the distinguished medical, scientific and nursing staff and the application of innovative methods of diagnosis and treatment render unique its hospitalization conditions, both in Thessaly and Central Greece.