Nonoperative Treatment of Occipital Condyle Fractures

Abstract

Anderson and Montessano types I, II, and III OCFs may be treated nonoperatively in the absence of ligamentous instability and concomitant cervical injuries with the expectation of mild neck disability regardless of the displacement, bilaterality, sex, or presence of head injury. Greater disability may be expected in patients aged between 40 and 60 years than in other ages.