title: Traumatic basilar impression: case report.
abstract: A very rare case of traumatic basilar impression is reported. The patient, a 57-year-old man, was hit on the head vertically in the parietal region. X ray of the cervical spine and computed tomography (CT) scans showed intracranial indentation of the atlas and the odontoid process with a depressed fracture around the foramen magnum. There are no previous reports about this type of fracture.
mesh_terms: D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010985:Platybasia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology