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Identify this radiographic finding:
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"Jefferson fracture is the eponymous name given to a burst fracture of the atlas. It was originally described as a four-part fracture with double fractures through the anterior and posterior arches, but three-part and two-part fractures have also been described.
50% are associated with other cervical spine injuries
33% are associated with a C2 fracture
25-50% of young children have a concurrent head injury
blunt cerebrovascular injury (BCVI): vertebral artery injury
extracranial cranial nerve injury" 1.
References
- Agrawal R, Knipe H, Deng F, et al. Jefferson fracture. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Sep 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-1534
- Axial computed tomography demonstrating unstable C1 burst fracture with... | Download Scientific Diagram (researchgate.net)