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Fractures of the ring of the axis. A classification based on the analysis of 131 cases
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Skeletal TraumaSpinal Cord InjuryFracture DiagnosticsRetrospective AnalysisFracture HealingOperative TreatmentSurgical StabilizationRadiological DisplacementBrain InjuryRehabilitationSurgeryConcussionNeurological InjuryMedicineOsteoporosisOrthopaedic SurgeryNeurological DeficitSpinal Fracture
The retrospective analysis of 131 patients suffering from a fracture of the ring of the axis is reported. The injury was classified into three types according to radiological displacement and stability. Associated injuries and neurological deficit are discussed and a theory of pathogenesis presented. Guidelines for the management of each type of fracture are proposed.