title: Fracture of the occipital condyle: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coumas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Danylevich
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: 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