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Fractures of the atlas vertebra

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Gehweiler, JA; Duff, DE; Martinez, S; Miller, MD; Clark, WM
Published in: Skeletal Radiology
January 1, 1976

In a series of 400 patients with fractures and dislocations of the cervical spine, 5% involved the atlas. There are nearly equal numbers of fractures of the posterior arch, bursting fractures of Jefferson, and horizontal fractures of the anterior arch. Atlas fractures are rarely associated with neurologic deficit, but they may be the cause of severe pain. Hypotheses concerning the mechanism of injury in each type of fracture are discussed. The characteristic roentgenographic findings and the differential diagnoses are reviewed. © 1976 International Skeletal Society.

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Skeletal Radiology

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EISSN

1432-2161

ISSN

0364-2348

Publication Date

January 1, 1976

Volume

1

Issue

2

Start / End Page

97 / 102

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences
 

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Gehweiler, J. A., Duff, D. E., Martinez, S., Miller, M. D., & Clark, W. M. (1976). Fractures of the atlas vertebra. Skeletal Radiology, 1(2), 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347414
Gehweiler, J. A., D. E. Duff, S. Martinez, M. D. Miller, and W. M. Clark. “Fractures of the atlas vertebra.” Skeletal Radiology 1, no. 2 (January 1, 1976): 97–102. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00347414.
Gehweiler JA, Duff DE, Martinez S, Miller MD, Clark WM. Fractures of the atlas vertebra. Skeletal Radiology. 1976 Jan 1;1(2):97–102.
Gehweiler, J. A., et al. “Fractures of the atlas vertebra.” Skeletal Radiology, vol. 1, no. 2, Jan. 1976, pp. 97–102. Scopus, doi:10.1007/BF00347414.
Gehweiler JA, Duff DE, Martinez S, Miller MD, Clark WM. Fractures of the atlas vertebra. Skeletal Radiology. 1976 Jan 1;1(2):97–102.
Journal cover image

Published In

Skeletal Radiology

DOI

EISSN

1432-2161

ISSN

0364-2348

Publication Date

January 1, 1976

Volume

1

Issue

2

Start / End Page

97 / 102

Related Subject Headings

  • Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
  • 3202 Clinical sciences
  • 1103 Clinical Sciences