Journal article
A single fracture in the atlas ring: report of two cases and a review of the literature
Emergency radiology, Vol.14(3), pp.191-194
07/2007
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-007-0584-2
PMID: 17333085
Abstract
Atlas fractures commonly present more than two breaks in its ring structure because of the unique anatomy and the mechanism of injury. The incidence of a single break in the atlas ring is exceedingly rare. However, we encountered two cases of a single fracture of the atlas. One patient was struck by a falling tree on the right side of the head and the other was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Radiographs of the cervical spine failed to show a single fracture or other abnormalities. Computed tomography demonstrated the single fracture. The patients were treated conservatively with a cervical collar, and they both recovered completely. In this article, we present two cases of a single fracture of the atlas with a review of the literature.
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- Title: Subtitle
- A single fracture in the atlas ring: report of two cases and a review of the literature
- Creators
- Tsutomu Inaoka - Department of Radiology University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City IA 52242 USAKenjirou Ohashi - Department of Radiology University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City IA 52242 USAGeorges El-Khoury - Department of Radiology University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine 200 Hawkins Drive Iowa City IA 52242 USA
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Emergency radiology, Vol.14(3), pp.191-194
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag; Berlin/Heidelberg
- DOI
- 10.1007/s10140-007-0584-2
- PMID
- 17333085
- ISSN
- 1070-3004
- eISSN
- 1438-1435
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2007
- Academic Unit
- Radiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984051712802771
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