Open AccessFractures of the occipital condyle clinical spectrum and course in eight patients
Author(s) -
Antonio Krüger,
Ludwig Oberkircher,
T.M. Frangen,
Steffen Ruchholtz,
Christian Kühne,
A. Junge
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of craniovertebral junction and spine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.38
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 0976-9285
pISSN - 0974-8237
DOI - 10.4103/0974-8237.128525
Subject(s) - medicine , asymptomatic , incidence (geometry) , surgery , optics , physics
Occipital condyle fractures (OCFs) are considered to be rare injuries. OCFs are now diagnosed more often because of the widespread use of computed tomography. Our aim is to report the incidence, treatment and long term outcome of 8 patients with OCFs.