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Odontoid fracture

Case contributed by Mohammad Taghi Niknejad
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Trauma

Patient Data

Age: 25 years
Gender: Male
ct

Fracture at the base of the odontoid below the level of the transverse band of the cruciform ligament. (Type II - Anderson and D'Alonzo classification of odontoid process fracture)

x-ray

Same patient after fixation of type II odontoid fracture.

Case Discussion

There are two classification systems for fracture of odontoid process of C2: 

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