Published January 1994
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Journal article
Fracture of the occipital condyle as an incidental finding during CT-evaluation of a maxillary fracture
Description
A 43-year-old male presented with blunt facial trauma after a motor-vehicle accident. CT-evaluation revealed a right-sided maxilary fracture and a fracture of the left occipital condyle. The fracture of the occipital condyle is potentially unstable and fatal cases have been described. Plain radiographs are not diagnostic. This occipital condyle fracture was an incidental finding during CT-evaluation of a maxillary fracture and is probably the first case with coronary CT scans of this type of fracture. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Acta Radiologica
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 90-91.
- ISSN
- 0284-1851
- CODEN
- ACRAE3
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Sweden
- Country of Input or Organization
- Sweden
- INIS RN
- 26001384
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
- Descriptors DEI
- BONE FRACTURES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; SKULL
- Descriptors DEC
- BODY; DISEASES; INJURIES; ORGANS; SKELETAL DISEASES; SKELETON; TOMOGRAPHY