Hangman's / C2 Fracture
Definition
Bilateral Pars Fracture C2
- traumatic axis spondylolisthesis
NHx
Neurological injury uncommon
- fragments separate and decompress
Different to judicial hanging where spinal cord is severed
Xray
Bilateral Pars Fracture C2
- traumatic axis spondylolisthesis
Neurological injury uncommon
- fragments separate and decompress
Different to judicial hanging where spinal cord is severed