Open AccessA case of fracture of the I cervical vertebra without damage to the spinal cord. Menegaux (Revue d'orthopédie, 1927, No. 3)
Author(s) -
A. Alekseeva-Kozmina
Publication year - 1928
Publication title -
kazanskij medicinskij žurnal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2587-9359
pISSN - 0368-4814
DOI - 10.17816/kazmj90846
Subject(s) - medicine , fluoroscopy , vertebra , fracture (geology) , surgery , displacement (psychology) , spinal fracture , cervical fracture , anatomy , cervical spine , engineering , psychology , psychotherapist , geotechnical engineering
The author cites the case of a 70-year-old patient who, after a head-down fall from a ladder, was found on fluoroscopy to have a fracture of the posterior arch of the atlantum with a slight displacement; the patient was discharged after 26 days without any special treatment.