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  • Title: Hangman's fracture in an osteogenesis imperfecta patient.
    Author: Shorter C, Wylen E, Nanda A.
    Journal: World Neurosurg; 2013 Nov; 80(5):654.e13-5. PubMed ID: 22484071.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis, also known as a hangman's fracture, is a well-described entity but is relatively uncommon. There are only two published reports of these fractures occurring in pediatric patients with osteogenesis imperfecta, a disorder that predisposes patients to long bone fractures. CASE DESCRIPTION: We present a unique case of an adult woman with osteogenesis imperfecta who sustained an Effendi type II hangman's fracture. CONCLUSION: Effendi type II fractures can be conservatively managed via rigid or nonrigid cervical orthosis.
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