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Traumatic basilar impression: case report.

T Kuroiwa·H Tanabe·T Hasegawa·T Ohta
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A very rare case of traumatic basilar impression is reported. The patient, a 57-year-old man, was hit on the head vertically in the parietal region. X ray of the cervical spine and computed tomography (CT) scans showed intracranial indentation of the atlas and the odontoid process with a depressed fracture around the foramen magnum. There are no previous reports about this type of fracture.

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Cranial Fossa, PosteriorHead Injuries, ClosedHumansMaleMiddle AgedPlatybasiaRadiographySkull FracturesCase ReportsJournal Article

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T Kuroiwa, H Tanabe, T Hasegawa, T Ohta. 1995. Traumatic basilar impression: case report.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0090-3019(95)00106-9

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