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Late presentation of a type III axis fracture with spondyloptosis
Prakash Jayakumar1, David Choi, Adrian Casey
1Victor Horsley Department of Neurosurgery, The National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, London, UK. pj_007@hotmail.co.uk
Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England
|April 24, 2008
Abstract:
A 58-year-old man presented with an undiagnosed Effendi type III classification fracture and spondyloptosis of the axis with remarkably normal neurology. We discuss his surgery 4 years since the initial injury, and the presentation, features and management of fractures of the axis.
