Type I odontoid fracture--case report.
A 17-year-old man presented with sleeping tendency, tenderness of the back of the neck, and left upper monoplegia after a motorcycle accident. Three-dimensional computed tomography on the 2nd hospital day clearly revealed a type I odontoid fracture. His injuries were treated conservatively and he was discharged on the 60th hospital day, with sequelae due to the cervical root avulsion injuries. Type I odontoid fracture is rare and may be caused by coronal distraction of the head and neck area.
Yanagawa
Youichi
Y
Department of Traumatology and Critical Care Medicine, National Defense Medical College, 3-2 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-8513, Japan.
Takemoto
Masa-aki
MA
Takasu
Akira
A
Sakamoto
Toshihisa
T
Un-No
Yasushi
Y
Okada
Yoshiaki
Y
D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009809:Odontoid Process / Q000293:injuries*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy