Atlas fracture [Neurosurgery Wiki]

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====== Atlas fracture ======

[[Fracture]] of the [[atlas]] or [[C1 fracture]] are commonly the result of falls and other trauma, which cause hyperextension, or axial compression of the [[cervical spine]]
((Smith RM, Bhandutia AK, Jauregui JJ, Shasti M, Ludwig SC. Atlas Fractures: Diagnosis, Current Treatment Recommendations, and Implications for Elderly Patients. Clin Spine Surg. 2018 Aug;31(7):278-284. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0000000000000631. PMID: 29620588.)).


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===== Epidemiology =====

[[Atlas fracture epidemiology]].

===== Classification =====

[[Atlas fracture classification]].

===== Diagnosis =====

[[Atlas fracture diagnosis]].

===== Treatment =====

[[Atlas fracture treatment]].

===== Outcome =====

[[Atlas fracture outcome]]


===== Case series =====

[[Atlas fracture case series]].

===== Case report =====

[[Atlas fracture case reports]].



===== References =====