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Sagittal fracture of the second cervical vertebral body

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We describe a patient with a sagittal fracture of the second cervical vertebral without neurological involvement. The mechanism is likely to be axial compression and lateral displacement. The fracture was treated in a Minerva plaster cast.

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Nous présentons le cas d'une fracture du corps de l'axis (C2) sans atteinte neurologique. La compression verticale et le déplacement latéral sont probablement le mécanisme de cette lésion. La fracture a été traitée orthopédiquement par une minerve jusqu'à consolidation.

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  1. Servicio de Traumatologia y Ortopedia, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain

    J. A. Lozano-Requena, A. Pina-Medina, J. Aracil-Silvestre, V. Torro-Belenguer & F. Baixauli-Castella

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Lozano-Requena, J.A., Pina-Medina, A., Aracil-Silvestre, J. et al. Sagittal fracture of the second cervical vertebral body. International Orthopaedics 18, 114–115 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02484421

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