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Table 2 Further description of C0-C21 and C3-C7 (subaxial)2 CS-Fxs

From: Epidemiology of traumatic cervical spinal fractures in a general Norwegian population

CS-Fx main category

CS-Fx sub category

N (%)

C0-C21

C0 Fx

219 (10.2)

 

C1 Fx

245 (11.4)

 

C2 Odontoid Fx

419 (19.5)

 

C2 Hangman Fx

59 (2.7)

 

C2 Other Fx

141 (6.5)

 

Craniocervical dislocation

9 (0.4)

 

Atlantoaxial distraction

8 (0.4)

 

Atlantoaxial rotation

32 (1.5)

C3-C7 (subaxial)2

C2/C3 “Instability”

46 (2.1)

 

C3/C4 “Instability”

175 (8.1)

 

C4/C5 “Instability”

250 (11.6)

 

C5/C6 “Instability”

366 (17.0)

 

C6/C7 “Instability”

566 (26.3)

 

C7/Th1 “Instability”

178 (8.3)

  1. 1C0-C2: Upper cervical region including the occipital condyle (C0), cervical vertebra C1, and cervical vertebra C2. The C0-C2 CS-Fxs are described by fracture morphology or the type of dislocation with dominating ligamentous injury
  2. 2C3-C7 (subaxial): Lower cervical region involving cervical vertebrae C3 to C7. The subaxial CS-Fxs are described by the level of suspected instability