A VARIANT OF TYPE IlA HANGMAN’S FRACTURE WITH POSTERIOR ANGULATION RESULTING FROM EXTENSION-DISTRACTION INJURY: CASE REPORT
Journal Title: Journal of Turkish Spinal Surgery - Year 2002, Vol 13, Issue 1
Abstract
Type IIA Hangman's fracture results from fi-exion-distraction injury and shows severe angu-lation with minimum displacement. In this study, A variant case of type IIA hangman's fracture re-sulting from extension-distraction injury with posterior angulation is presented and discus-sed. Type IIA Hangman's fracture may result from extension-distraction injury and severe an-gulation of C2 may be posterior instead of being anterior as in its original description.
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Ercan ÖZER, Kemal YÜCESOY, Mehmet ÞENOGLU, Güven ÇITAK, Tansu MERTOL
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