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- David M Pryputniewicz and Mark N Hadley.
- Division of Neurological Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-3410, USA.
- Neurosurgery. 2010 Mar 1; 66 (3 Suppl): 68-82.
BackgroundTraumatic fractures of the second cervical vertebra are common, representing nearly 20% of all acute cervical spinal fracture-dislocation injuries. They are divided into 3 distinct injury patterns: odontoid fractures, hangman's fracture injuries, and fractures of the axis body, involving all other fracture injuries to the C2 vertebra.ObjectiveAn evidence-based overview of the medical and surgical treatment strategies for each axis fracture injury sub-type.ResultsCurrent medical and surgical management of traumatic fractures of the axis.
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