@article{ref1,
title="A single fracture in the atlas ring: report of two cases and a review of the literature",
journal="Emergency radiology",
year="2007",
author="Inaoka, Tsutomu and Ohashi, Kenjirou and El-Khoury, Georges Y.",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="191-194",
abstract="Atlas fractures commonly present more than two breaks in its ring structure because of the unique anatomy and the mechanism of injury. The incidence of a single break in the atlas ring is exceedingly rare. However, we encountered two cases of a single fracture of the atlas. One patient was struck by a falling tree on the right side of the head and the other was involved in a motor vehicle accident. Radiographs of the cervical spine failed to show a single fracture or other abnormalities. Computed tomography demonstrated the single fracture. The patients were treated conservatively with a cervical collar, and they both recovered completely. In this article, we present two cases of a single fracture of the atlas with a review of the literature.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1070-3004",
doi="10.1007/s10140-007-0584-2",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10140-007-0584-2"
}