Fractures of the posterior part of the body and unilateral spinous process of the axis: a case report.
METHODS
A case report and review of the literature.


OBJECTIVE
To present a case of the fractures of the posterior part of the body and unilateral spinous process of the axis.


BACKGROUND
A few authors have described fractures involving the body of the axis. Fractures of the posterior part of the body and unilateral spinous process of the axis are extremely rare.


METHODS
A fracture of the posterior part of the body and unilateral spinous process was treated nonsurgically by a halo and a Philadelphia brace. The relevant literature was reviewed.


RESULTS
Solid bony union was shown by plain radiographs and computed tomography. The patient was free of pain and obtained a full range of motion.


CONCLUSIONS
The presumed mechanism of injury in the fracture described here was flexion and axial rotation.
Iizuka
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Numata Hospital, Gunma, Japan. ihaku@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
Shimizu
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Hasegawa
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Takagishi
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D000368:Aged; D001368:Axis, Cervical Vertebra / Q000293:injuries*; D001915:Braces; D016267:External Fixators; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome