title: Fracture of the occipital condyle caused by minor trauma in child.
abstract: We report a case of fractured occipital condyle caused by minor trauma accompanied by light pain on palpation at the lateral cervical trigonum. A 15-year-old boy complained of nuchal pain, particularly pain on palpation at the left lateral cervical trigonum in the absence of neurologic deficits after head deceleration trauma. Computed tomography demonstrated a unilateral nonluxated fracture of the occipital condyle. Owing to consequent immobilization by means of cervical orthosis, pain disappeared after the first 48 hours. Follow-up examination 4 weeks later showed no neurologic deficits. The boy had no severe impairment of movements at the cervical spine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, University Ulm, 89070 Ulm, Germany. thomas.kapapa@uniklinik-ulm.de
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kapapa
authors.forename: Christoph A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Tschan
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: Arkadius
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schlesinger
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Haubitz
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zumkeller
authors.forename: Rickels
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Eckhard
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D000293:Adolescent; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications*; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009333:Neck; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000293:injuries*; D009989:Orthotic Devices; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology; D016896:Treatment Outcome