Abstract

Fracture of the occipital condyle is a rare problem. Diagnosis requires a high index of suspicion in a patient with a head injury and abnormalities of function of the lower cranial nerves. The diagnosis is best made by high resolution computed tomographic scanning with sagittal and coronal reconstructions. Although transoral and lateral surgical approaches for decompression and stabilization are possible, these are difficult and frought with danger. We report a case of occipital condyle fracture in which operation was deferred and spontaneous recovery occurred, as has happened in previous cases. (Neurosurgery 15:101-103, 1984)

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