Management of Hangman's fractures: a systematic review

H Murphy, GD Schroeder, WJ Shi… - … of orthopaedic trauma, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: Traumatic spondylolisthesis of the axis, is a common cervical spine fracture;
however, to date there is limited data available to guide the treatment of these injuries. The …

Upper cervical trauma

C Olinger, R Bransford - Orthopedic Clinics, 2021 - orthopedic.theclinics.com
Trauma to the craniocervical junction is defined as an injury involving the occiput to the axis,
involving both intricate bony and ligamentous connections. Careful evaluation of patients …

C2 fracture subtypes, incidence, and treatment allocation change with age: a retrospective cohort study of 233 consecutive cases

AL Robinson, A Möller, Y Robinson… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The currently available data on the distribution of C2 fracture subtypes is sparse. This study
was designed to identify the proportions of the second cervical vertebra (C2) fracture …

Global validation of the AO spine upper cervical injury classification

AR Vaccaro, MJ Lambrechts, BA Karamian… - Spine, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Global cross-sectional survey. Objective. To determine the classification
accuracy, interobserver reliability, and intraobserver reproducibility of the AO Spine Upper …

Epidemiology of C2 fractures in the 21st century: a national registry cohort study of 6,370 patients from 1997 to 2014

AL Robinson, C Olerud, Y Robinson - Advances in orthopedics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. C2 fractures are a common injury in the elderly population. Treatment is often
complicated due to osteoporosis and patient comorbidity. This study aims to investigate the …

Hangman's fracture

J Turtle, A Kantor, NT Spina, JC France… - Clinical Spine …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Study Design: Review article. Objective: A review and update of the treatment of Hangman's
fractures including the indications for both nonoperative and operative treatment of typical …

Effect of surgical experience and spine subspecialty on the reliability of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System

MJ Lambrechts, GD Schroeder, BA Karamian… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2022 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The objective of this paper was to determine the interobserver reliability and
intraobserver reproducibility of the AO Spine Upper Cervical Injury Classification System …

Outcomes of halo immobilization for cervical spine fractures

S Isidro, R Molinari, T Ikpeze… - Global Spine …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Study Design: Retrospective. Objectives: To evaluate complications and outcomes of halo
immobilization in patients with cervical spine fractures treated at a level I trauma center …

A novel classification for atypical Hangman fractures and its application: a retrospective observational study

G Li, D Zhong, Q Wang - Medicine, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Atypical Hangman fractures (AHF) were first formally reported and considered to be more
often associated with neurologic deficit in 1993. However, there is a paucity of literature …

Individual Surgical Strategy Using Posterior Lag Screw–Rod Technique for Unstable Atypical Hangman's Fracture Based on Different Fracture Patterns

G Li, Q Wang, H Liu, Y Hong - World Neurosurgery, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective The literature on surgical management of atypical hangman's fracture (AHF) is
sparse. The aim of this study was to describe an individual surgical strategy using a lag …