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Cumhur Oner, Ronald Lehman, Daniel Riew, Klaus Schnake

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Luiz Vialle

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Region I: Occipital condyle and craniocervical junction - Type A: Isolated bony injury (condyle)

Type A injuries are any type of occipitocondyle fracture (simple or multifragmentary) without significant ligamentous injury.

These injuries are often stable, and nonoperative conservative management is most appropriate. A hard collar is indicated.

Region 1 Type A definition. Isolated bony injury of C0 and the C0–C1 joint
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