Axis fractures.
review · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 20173530.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1227/01.NEU.0000366118.21964.A8.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
Traumatic 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. An evidence-based overview of the medical and surgical treatment strategies for each axis fracture injury sub-type. Current medical and surgical management of traumatic fractures of the axis.
Medical subject headings
- Axis, Cervical Vertebra
- Odontoid Process
- Spinal Fractures
- Spinal Fusion