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Presentation and management of traumatic occipital spur fracture
Mithun Sattur1, Clayton Korson2, Fraser Henderson1
1Department of Neurosurgery, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC 29425, USA.
Abstract:
Occipital spur is an abnormal bony outgrowth of the external occipital protuberance (EOP). We describe an interesting and previously unreported case of fracture of an occipital spur following trauma. Our 20-year-old male patient was treated in the emergency department (ED) and discharged home without complication. Neurosurgical consultation was obtained but is not requisite for these injuries. Greater awareness of this unique presentation may help to expedite future emergency department treatment.
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