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Cervical tear drop fracture is divided into two types based on the mechanism of injury, and most of which is flexion type injury. The Korres classification which was introduced in 1994 refers to flexion type injuries since these represent the most severe injuries that need specialized surgical intervention.
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Pneumaticos, S.G., Triantafyllopoulos, G.K., Lasanianos, N.G. (2015). Cervical Tear Drop Fracture. In: Lasanianos, N., Kanakaris, N., Giannoudis, P. (eds) Trauma and Orthopaedic Classifications. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-6572-9_46
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