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- Cedric Shorter, Esther Wylen, and Anil Nanda.
- Department of Neurosurgery, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Shreveport, Louisiana.
- World Neurosurg. 2013 Nov 1;80(5):654.e13-5.
BackgroundTraumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis, also known as a hangman's fracture, is a well-described entity but is relatively uncommon. There are only two published reports of these fractures occurring in pediatric patients with osteogenesis imperfecta, a disorder that predisposes patients to long bone fractures.Case DescriptionWe present a unique case of an adult woman with osteogenesis imperfecta who sustained an Effendi type II hangman's fracture.ConclusionEffendi type II fractures can be conservatively managed via rigid or nonrigid cervical orthosis.Published by Elsevier Inc.
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