Publication details

Zlomeniny kondylu okciputu

Title in English Occipital condyle fracture
Authors

KOČIŠ Ján KELBL Martin

Year of publication 2013
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source Česká a slovenská neurologie a neurochirurgie
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Medicine

Citation
Field Traumatology and orthopaedic surgery
Keywords cervical spine injury; occipital condyle fractures
Description Fractures of the occipital condyle are rare injuries.Recently, organisation of pre-hospital care improved and diagnostic algoryhms for an examination of patients with an injury of the head and/or cervical spine were introduced,so the detection of this type of injury increased.CT scans and multiplanar reconstruction are needed to identify a fracture of the occipital condyle. When craniocervical instability is identified,occipitocervival stabilization is required.

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