Unusual occipitoatlantal fracture dissociation with no neurological impairment. Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 773-776

  Ide, Christophe ^a   Nisolle, Jean François ^a   Misson, Nicolas ^a   Trigaux, Jean Paul ^a   Gustin, Thierry ^a   De Coene, Béatrice ^a   Gilliard, Claude ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF MONT GODINNE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Atlas fracture; Computerized tomography; Craniocervical injury; Magnetic resonance imaging; Occipital condyle fracture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE FRACTURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD INJURY; HUMAN; LIGAMENT INJURY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 0031941730     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1998.88.4.0773     Document Type: Article

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