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. 1981;63-B(3):319-27.
doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.63B3.7263741.

Fractures of the ring of the axis. A classification based on the analysis of 131 cases

B Effendi, D Roy, B Cornish, R G Dussault, C A Laurin

Fractures of the ring of the axis. A classification based on the analysis of 131 cases

B Effendi et al. J Bone Joint Surg Br. 1981.

Abstract

The retrospective analysis of 131 patients suffering from a fracture of the ring of the axis is reported. The injury was classified into three types according to radiological displacement and stability. Associated injuries and neurological deficit are discussed and a theory of pathogenesis presented. Guidelines for the management of each type of fracture are proposed.

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