2011
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-011-1963-7
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Occipital condyle fractures. Prospective follow-up of 31 cases within 5 years at a level 1 trauma centre

Abstract: Purpose Prospective investigation of incidence and outcome of occipital condyle fractures (OCF) in a level 1 trauma centre. Methods Over a period of 5 years, we prospectively recorded all cases of OCF, and performed a 1-year postinjury radiological and clinical follow-up using CT imaging, SF-36 and Neck Disability Index, respectively. Results A total of 31 patients with OCF were identified. Based on a total of 2,616 CT scans that had been performed during this period, the incidence was 1.19%. There were 27 uni… Show more

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“…Thus, the incidence of AOD in our population was 0.2 %. During the same time, 31 patients were diagnosed with occipital condyle fractures (OCFs) resulting in a clearly higher incidence of 1.19 % [23].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Thus, the incidence of AOD in our population was 0.2 %. During the same time, 31 patients were diagnosed with occipital condyle fractures (OCFs) resulting in a clearly higher incidence of 1.19 % [23].…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[4] Büyük bölümünün yüksek enerjili travmalardan sonra ortaya çıkmasına karşın, minör travmalardan sonra da OKK oluşabilir. [4] Özellikle üst servikal bölgede hassasiyeti bulunan semptomsuz, minör travmatize hastalarda OKK ihtimali mutlaka düşünülmelidir. Çocuk hastalarda ve Dinç ve ark.…”
Section: Discussionunclassified
“…Mueller ve ark. [4] kendi çalışmalarında, bu üç kırık tipinin de servikal boyunluk ile altı hafta süreyle konservatif olarak tedavi edilebildiğini; travmanın şiddeti, radyolojik ve klinik sonuçlar ve mortalite göz önüne alındığında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir fark olmadığını saptamışlardır. Anderson ve Montesano'nun [8] yaptığı sınıflamanın ihmal edilebilir olduğunu savunarak yeni bir fonksiyonel sınıflama önermişlerdir.…”
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