title: Fracture of the occipital condyle: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: Fracture of the occipital condyle is a rare injury that can be easily overlooked. We report a patient with an occipital condyle fracture who presented with pyramidal syndrome and normal plain radiographs. The diagnosis was made by high-resolution computed tomographic scanning with sagittal and coronal reconstructions and magnetic resonance imaging. Surgical treatment was deferred because of spontaneous recovery. This fracture should be considered whenever a trauma patient presents neck pain and plain cervical spine radiographs show no abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chirugie Orthopédique et Traumatologique, Group Hospitalier Pitié-Salpétrière. Paris, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Emery
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saillant
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Fohanno
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Roy-Camille
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed