A case of fracture through fused cervical segments following trauma in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome

A case of fracture through fused cervical segments following trauma in a patient with Klippel-Feil syndrome

According to a classification system for the KFS proposed by Samartzis et al., three broad categories have been described, Type 1, Single congenitally fused segment; Type 2, multiple noncontiguous segments; and Type 3, multiple contiguous segments. [2] Even the fractures occurred within one or two l...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of emergencies, trauma and shock trauma and shock, 2016-04, Vol.9 (2), p.85-86
Hauptverfasser: Mishima, Kentaro, Itoi, Akira, Sugita, Manabu, Yanagawa, Youichi
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:According to a classification system for the KFS proposed by Samartzis et al., three broad categories have been described, Type 1, Single congenitally fused segment; Type 2, multiple noncontiguous segments; and Type 3, multiple contiguous segments. [2] Even the fractures occurred within one or two levels from the previous fused segment,[3] congenital fused cervical segments are also at risk of fracture following trauma.
ISSN:0974-2700
0974-519X
DOI:10.4103/0974-2700.179455