• World Neurosurg · Jul 2020

    Case Reports

    Hangman fracture in a child with osteopetrosis: a case report.

    • Abhidha Shah, Saswat Dandpat, and Atul Goel.
    • Department of Neurosurgery, King Edward Memorial Hospital and Seth Gordhandas Sunderdas Medical College, Parel, Mumbai, India.
    • World Neurosurg. 2020 Jul 1; 139: 370-372.

    BackgroundWe report a rare case of Hangman's fracture in a male child with osteopetrosis.Case DescriptionA 7-year-old boy was earlier diagnosed to have 'osteopetrosis'. He presented with neck pain, restriction of neck movements and quadriparesis following a fall while playing at home. Investigations revealed fracture of the bilateral C2 pars interarticularis. Goel technique of lateral mass plate and screw fixation was done on one side and a C2 pedicular screw fixation that traversed across the fracture line was performed on the contralateral side. The patient recovered rapidly in all symptoms following surgery.ConclusionOsteopetrosis can be a rare cause of Hangman's fracture.Copyright © 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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