title: Comminuted C2 Articular Pillar Fracture in a Patient With Multiple Sclerosis and Recurrent Falls.
abstract: The patient was a 60-year-old woman, with long-standing balance deficits due to multiple sclerosis, referred to physical therapy by her primary care physician secondary to increasing fall frequency. Following evaluation, the physical therapist escorted the patient to her primary care physician's office, where a computed tomography scan was immediately performed, revealing a comminuted C2 articular pillar fracture.
authors.forename: Josiah D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Sault
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Elliott
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls; D002574:Cervical Vertebrae / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D018460:Fractures, Comminuted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009103:Multiple Sclerosis / Q000150:complications*; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000628:therapy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
keywords: MS; cervical spine; computed tomography; neck