title: Type-III dens fracture with distraction: an unstable injury. A report of three cases.
authors.affiliation: Division of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 940 Faculty Office Tower, 510 20th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35294-3409, USA. john.kirkpatrick@ortho.uab.edu
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Kirkpatrick
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sheils
authors.forename: Steven M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Theiss
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed