Sunday, February 14, 2010

342 - NIMSET Orthopaedics MS 2010 paper - part 1

1q: Identify the following :


a. Type I odontoid fracture
b. Type II odontoid fracture
c. Type III odontoid fracture
d. Jefferson's fracture


Explanation:
*The above shown figure is a type of C2 vertebral fracture, also called Odontoid fracture. These are of 3 types as shown in the figure below:

THE ABOVE FIGURE SHOWS TYPES OF ODONTOID FRACTURES (C2 vertebra).

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