Oblique Axis Body Fracture: An Unstable Subtype of Anderson Type III Odontoid Fractures—Apropos of Two Cases

<div>Coronal plane cervical spine computed tomography (CT) images of a 90-year-old woman. (a) Initial imaging showing minimal displacement and good cancellous bony contact and the typical oblique fracture pattern. (b) Follow-up imaging after 6 weeks of collar immobilization showing severe lateral displacement and tilting with dislocation of the left C1/2 facet joint.</div>

Case Reports in Orthopedics

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Figure 1: Oblique Axis Body Fracture: An Unstable Subtype of Anderson Type III Odontoid Fractures—Apropos of Two Cases 