title: Brachial Plexus Root Avulsion Injury with Occipital Condyle Fractures. Case Study.
abstract: Avulsion injuries of the brachial plexus with occipital condyle fractures are very rare and usually result from motor vehicle accidents. This paper presents an analysis of the case of a 24-year-old male patient who sustained both these injuries in a car accident. Computed tomography revealed a fracture of the right occipital condyle and a magnetic resonance scan showed spinal nerve disruption at the C3-C7 level on the left. The patient underwent conservative treatment.
authors.affiliation: Neuroorthopedic Department , Marian Weiss Memorial Mazovian Rehabilitation Center, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland.
authors.forename: Alicja
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Baranowska
authors.affiliation: First Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Baranowska
authors.affiliation: First Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: Agata
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pydych
authors.affiliation: Neuroorthopedic Department , Marian Weiss Memorial Mazovian Rehabilitation Center, Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland.
authors.forename: Paweł
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baranowski
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D001917:Brachial Plexus / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009777:Occipital Bone / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*