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HANGMANS FRACTURE [1 record]

Record 1 2010-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radiography (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

Fracture through the pedicles of the axis (C2) with or without subluxation of the second cervical vertebra on the third.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radiographie (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

Fracture des pédicules de l'axis pouvant s'associer à une luxation de C2-C3. [D'après EMSQU, 31038, A10, 1987, p. 11.]

Spanish

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