title: Bilateral occipital condylar fracture with associated haematomas.
abstract: Occipital condylar fractures (OCFs) seem to be rare. The exact incidence is unknown, but a few studies reported a 3-4% incidence of OCFs in patients with severe head injury and altered Glasgow Coma Scale score. The low incidence of OCFs and missed diagnoses in these patients may result in late neurological deficits. We report the history of a patient with bilateral OCFs, a combined fracture of the anterior arcus of the atlas and associated retropharyngeal and epidural cervical haematomas, who presented without life-threatening symptoms or neurological deficits.
authors.affiliation: roeldewijngaert@hotmail.com
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Wyngaert
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mulkens
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baeyaert
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bellinck
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Salgado
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghijsen
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Van Dijck
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Termote
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001270:Cervical Atlas / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D046748:Hematoma, Epidural, Spinal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D009049:Motorcycles; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed