- this form of dens fracture is rare; - oblique avulsion frx of tip of dens caused by an avulsion of alar ligament; - type I frx is avulsion of alar lig off one side of tip of dens; - alar ligaments connect the dens to the occiput.
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- in children, dens frx occur at an average age of 3-4 years & usually represent epiphyseal fracture thru the basilar synchondrosis; - basilar synchondrosis is fused by 6 years of age; - in children under age of 6 yrs, epiphysis may be present and may appear as a fracture at this level;
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Although the injection of PMMA into the vertebral body is most commonly performed to treat benign vertebral compression fractures, a transoral C2 approach has not been reported in the English literature as a treatment for a benign fracture of C2. We report the treatment of a fracture and nonunion of the base of the dens...
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The use of Anderson/D'Alonso or Aebi/Nazarian classification of dens fractures is the basis for exact selection of therapy. ... The use of Anderson/D'Alonso or Aebi/Nazarian classification of dens fractures is the basis for exact selection of therapy. The ventral screw-fixation of Anderson type ... Reposition of the fracture,
www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/9757536
Fractures in Musculoskeletal Radiology ... Fracture Eponyms ... Fracture by Profession...
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Fracture at base of dens at its attachment to body of C2 ... Other fractures include a rare longitudinal fracture through dens and body of C2 ... Fracture of the Dens. These are two reformatted CT images of the cervical spine. The green arrows point to a transverse fracture of the base of the dens (odontoid) (Type II).
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Subtle Low (Type III) Dens Fracture; abnormal ccpvst contour csp62; The oblique fractue line (arrows) disrupts the axis ring anteriorly and posteriorly, making this a type III (low) dens fracture. The ccpvst contour ( * ) is abnormal.
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Hypertrophy of C-1 anterior arch: useful sign to distinguish os odontoideum from acute dens fracture.All had hypertrophy of the C-1 anterior arch on the lateral view. Dens fractures are often difficult to detect radiographically because of overlapping structures.
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Kappa coefficients of agreement between the raters as well as the reproducibility of the classifications made by the individual raters were calculated independently for the fracture classifications based on the plain radiographs and those based on the reformatted computed tomography scans.
www.ejbjs.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/1/106
BioInfoBank Library :: Reliability and reproducibility of dens fracture classification with use of plain radiography and reformatted computer-aided tomography. Perfusion-CT Assessment of Infarct Core and Penumbra. ... Keywords: fracture; den fracture; den; classification; reformat; plain; rater; tomography;
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