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  • Title: An unusual type of Hangman's fracture with cord compression: a case report.
    Author: Matsumoto S, Yamamoto T, Ban S, Tsuiki H.
    Journal: Surg Neurol; 1994 Apr; 41(4):322-4. PubMed ID: 8165504.
    Abstract:
    An unusual case of hangman's fracture with neurologic sequelae is described in a 43-year-old woman. The fracture involved the body of C-2 with gross dislocation of the anterior part of C-2 and C-1 forward on C-3, associated with severe cord compression. The patient was successfully treated with a decompression of the foramen magnum and C-1 laminectomy, accompanying in situ fusion. The images obtained by computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were useful in understanding the true nature of the injury and planning the appropriate surgical treatment.
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