Fracture Principles & Complications — Practice
A 70-year-old male with a known aortic stenosis is brought unconscious after a fall. CT head shows no intracranial bleed. CT cervical spine reveals a fracture through the odontoid process (dens) of C2 with 3 mm posterior displacement. This is classified as:
AJefferson fracture
BAnderson-D'Alonzo Type II odontoid fracture
CAnderson-D'Alonzo Type III odontoid fracture
DAnderson-D'Alonzo Type I odontoid fracture