title: Fractures of the posterior part of the body and unilateral spinous process of the axis: a case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Numata Hospital, Gunma, Japan. ihaku@showa.gunma-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Iizuka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagishi
mesh_terms: 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