Presentation
Fall from bed.
Patient Data
Age: 80 years
Gender: Male
From the case:
Pathological dens fracture
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Type 2 dens fracture, with the fracture line appearing widened anteriorly with C1/2 subluxation. Extensive sclerotic skeletal lesions throughout the skeleton. Multilevel degenerative change.
Case Discussion
In an elderly male the extensive sclerotic foci are almost certainly prostate cancer, of which this patient had a history of.