|
KMID : 0388420000100010137
|
|
Konkuk Journal of Medical Sciences
2000 Volume.10 No. 1 p.137 ~ p.141
|
|
|
An Operative Case of Type 3 Hangman´s Fracture with Occipital Cervical Loop
|
|
Moon Chang-Taek
Cho Joon
Youn Seung-Hwan
Chang Sang-Keun
|
|
|
Abstract
|
|
|
|
Hangman´s fracture means bilateral axis ring fracture caused by hyperextension injury. According to Effendi´s classification, type 2 or 3 fractures should be treated surgically because of instability. But the method of surgical fixation and fusion is controversial. Occipital cervical loop, a new fixation device, is made to support fusion so rigidly. We treated a type 3 Hangman´s fracture case surgically by fusion and fixation with occipital cervical loop. We report this surgical technique with review of literatures about Hangman´s fracture.
|
|
|
KEYWORD
|
|
|
Hangman´s fracture, occipital cervical loop, fixation, fusion
|
|
|
FullTexts / Linksout information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Listed journal information
|
|
|
|