Brachial Plexus Root Avulsion Injury with Occipital Condyle Fractures. Case Study

Ortop Traumatol Rehabil. 2016 Aug 30;18(4):359-365. doi: 10.5604/15093492.1220827.

Abstract

Avulsion injuries of the brachial plexus with occipital condyle fractures are very rare and usually result from motor vehicle accidents. This paper presents an analysis of the case of a 24-year-old male patient who sustained both these injuries in a car accident. Computed tomography revealed a fracture of the right occipital condyle and a magnetic resonance scan showed spinal nerve disruption at the C3-C7 level on the left. The patient underwent conservative treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic
  • Adult
  • Brachial Plexus / injuries*
  • Brachial Plexus / surgery*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Occipital Bone / diagnostic imaging
  • Occipital Bone / injuries*
  • Occipital Bone / surgery
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / diagnostic imaging
  • Spinal Nerve Roots / surgery*