title: CT appearance of an unusual type of comminuted fracture/dislocation of C1 and C2.
abstract: An unusual type of traumatic comminuted fracture/dislocation of C1 and C2 is presented. The fracture differs significantly from previously described types of C1-2 complex fracture. Anatomically contoured titanium loops were used for stabilization of the occipitocervical junction. To the best of the author's knowledge this is the first description of comminuted fracture/dislocation of the bodies and laminae of C1 and C2 in the English literature.
authors.affiliation: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Neurosurgical Service, Cincinnati, Ohio 45220.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Taşdemiroglu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D004204:Joint Dislocations / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D013123:Spinal Fusion; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed