Pathological hangman's fracture after successful renal transplantation

Al-Nammari, S.S.; Khan, A.A.; Lucas, J.D.; Lam, K.S.

Acta Orthopaedica Belgica 72(6): 775-778

2006


ISSN/ISBN: 0001-6462
PMID: 17260620
Document Number: 595099
Renal osteodystrophy and post renal transplantation bone disease are increasingly common causes of pathological fracture. The authors present the first case of a pathological hangman's fracture in a patient after successful renal transplantation. An anterior instrumented C2-C4 fusion was performed.

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