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Question id: 2228
Please answer the following question.
Question 1 of 10
Cervical Spine Fractures
(a)
A hangmans fracture is a fracture through the odontoid peg
True
False
(b)
A hangmans fracture is almost always associated with spinal injury
True
False
(c)
A jefferson fracture is caused by a hyperextension injury
True
False
(d)
In a jefferson fracture the radiograph is characterized by bilateral lateral displacement of the articular masses of C1.
True
False
(e)
Type III odontoid fracture occurs when the fracture line extends into the body of the axis.
True
False