TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - Hangman's fracture caused by parachute opening deceleration captured on video
JO  - World neurosurgery
A1  - Loebel, Franziska
A1  - Fekonja, Lucius
A1  - Vajkoczy, Peter
A1  - Hecht, Nils
SP  - 389
EP  - 393
VL  - 119
IS  - 
N2  - BACKGROUND: Non-lethal cervical spine injuries in skydiving are rare due to the associated high mortality. Here, we report an unusual pathomechanism leading to a Hangman's Fracture in a semi-professional parachute athlete. CASE DESCRIPTION: The moment of injury was captured on a first-person video and identified as a rough parachute opening deceleration during canopy deployment, caused by failure of the parachute inflation control device. Fractures of the C2 pars interarticularis with C2/C3 instability were treated by anterior cervical discectomy and fusion and the patient reached full recovery. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Excessive deceleration during canopy deployment may pose a risk for life-threatening cervical spine injuries in skydiving.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1878-8750
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.089
ID  - ref1
ER  -