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Case of the Week 439



What is the most likely diagnosis?

  • 57 year-old in motor vehicle collision



Open Mouth View of Cervical Spine

  1. Maxillary sinusitis
  2. Rheumatoid arthritis
  3. Hangman fracture
  4. Jefferson fracture
  5. Fractured tooth

Additional Image - Axial CT scan of cervical spine

 

 

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Axial CT scan of cervical spine

 


Answer:

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4. Jefferson Fracture

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Jefferson Fracture

 

General Considerations

  • Burst fracture of the ring of C1
  • Typically caused by an axial-loading force on the occiput of the head
  • Classically, it involves fractures of the anterior arch of C1 on both the right and left sides and the posterior arch of C1 on both the right and left sides (4 fractures)
    • But fracture variants may include two or three-part fractures
  • There is usually no associated neurologic deficit as the ring of C1 widens when it fractures limiting cord compression

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