title: Pathological hangman's fracture after successful renal transplantation.
abstract: Renal osteodystrophy and post renal transplantation bone disease are increasingly common causes of pathological fracture. The authors present the first case of a pathological hangman's fracture in a patient after successful renal transplantation. An anterior instrumented C2-C4 fusion was performed.
authors.affiliation: St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom. shafic2@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Shafic Said
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Al-Nammari
authors.forename: Aadil A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Jonathon D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Lucas
authors.forename: Khai S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Lam
mesh_terms: D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000293:injuries*; D012080:Chronic Kidney Disease-Mineral and Bone Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology; D005598:Fractures, Spontaneous / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D016030:Kidney Transplantation; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed