Dysphagia: Age Is No Barrier

CASE PRESENTATION
Mr. G, a 90-year-old practicing attorney, was admitted to a subacute rehabilitation facility following a motor vehicle accident (MVA). Mr. G was involved in a rollover MVA, resulting in C1 fracture, C2 dislocation, T1-2 fracture, and left eye trauma. Surgical pins were placed via an anterior approach prior to surgical fusion of C1-2 via a posterior approach. Complications followed the surgical fusion, resulting in respiratory distress, placement of a tracheotomy tube, and use of a ventilator. A percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube was placed at this time, a...