title: [Occipital condyle fractures: a case report].
abstract: Occipital condyle fractures are rare, and conservative treatment is sufficient for many cases. Surgical treatment may be required if the condyle fracture is accompanied by atlantooccipital dislocation. Unfortunately, condyle fracture generally cannot be diagnosed with X-ray in the emergency department. Recently, computed tomography scans have been used more frequently, and enable easier diagnosis of these types of fractures. In this report, we describe a patient who admitted to our emergency department after a major trauma. She complained of neck pain, and maxillofacial trauma was more evident. Her cervical X-rays were normal, but cervical computed tomography revealed unilateral occipital condyle fracture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Neurosurgery, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cem
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dinç
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Neurosurgery, Dışkapı Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet Erhan
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Türkoğlu
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Neurosurgery, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Cengiz
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tuncer
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Neurosurgery, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aykanat
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ozçelik
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Düzce University Faculty of Medicine, Düzce, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gamze
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozkan
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D011859:Radiography; D012887:Skull Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*