Concomitant fracture of bilateral occipital condyle and inferior clivus: what is the mechanism of injury?

Dashti R., Ulu M. O., Albayram S., AYDIN S., ULUSOY L., Hanci M. M.

EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL, vol.16, 2007 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 16
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s00586-006-0270-1
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN SPINE JOURNAL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

With the routine use of multi-slice high resolution computed tomography, increasing number of occipital condyle fractures have been reported in the last decade. The authors report a very rare case of bilateral occipital condyle fracture complicated by the fracture of the inferior clivus and discuss the possible mechanisms of injury.