Fracture of the occipital condyle: case report and review of the literature.
Fracture of the occipital condyle is a rare injury. We report a patient with an occipital condyle fracture who presented with negative plain films and a cranial nerve palsy. Diagnosis was established with high-resolution computed tomography. This fracture should be considered in a trauma patient with neck pain, negative plain cervical spine radiographs, and a cranial nerve palsy.
Desai
S S
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
Coumas
J M
JM
Danylevich
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A
Hayes
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Dunn
E J
EJ
D000059:Accidents; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D015541:Off-Road Motor Vehicles; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed