title: Hangman's fracture in a 7-week-old infant.
abstract: The "hangman's fracture" in infancy and childhood is a bilateral avulsion of the pedicles or their synchondroses from the C-2 vertebral body, frequently with anterior dislocation of C-2 or C-3. We present the case of the youngest infant in the medical literature with a hangman's fracture and discuss anatomy, kinematics of injury, radiographic diagnosis, and treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Services, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, California 95128.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Sumchai
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Sternbach
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology