Non-operative Management of C2 Vertebral Body Fracture: Case Series

Authors

  • A Pokhrel Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Spine Unit Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
  • Sushil Paudel Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Spine Unit Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
  • S Adhikari Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Spine Unit Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
  • Dinesh Kafle Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Spine Unit Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital
  • Rohit Kumar Pokhrel Department of Orthopaedics and Trauma Surgery, Spine Unit Institute of Medicine, Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital

Keywords:

Benzel, C2 body fracture, cervical orthoses

Abstract

Fractures of the second cervical vertebra (C2) are the most common cervical spine injury. The most common C2 fracture is the odontoid fracture. The fracture of C2 vertebral body is one of the rare findings and is commonly classified as vertical coronal, vertical sagittal, and transverse subtypes by Benzel. Although treatment guidelines for other C2 fractures are clear, there is insufficient evidence to support treatment guidelines for C2 body fractures. We present four case series of C2 body fracture managed non-operatively with external orthoses.

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2019-05-30

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Pokhrel, A., Paudel, S., Adhikari, S., Kafle, D., & Pokhrel, R. K. (2019). Non-operative Management of C2 Vertebral Body Fracture: Case Series. Nepal Orthopaedic Association Journal, 6(1), 33–37. Retrieved from https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/NOAJ/article/view/58319

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 1 (2019)

Section

Case Report & Review of Literature

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