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A Teething Problem: Artefactual X-Ray Appearances of Odontoid Fracture due to Superimposed Incisor

We report a case of artefactual C2 fracture caused by a superimposed incisor tooth in a seven-year-old boy. CT refuted the diagnosis. Trauma clinicians should be aware of this entity to guide correct interpretation of trauma X-rays.

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Autores principales: Crocker, Matthew, Crocker, Maeve E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/462865
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spelling pubmed-35429042013-01-16 A Teething Problem: Artefactual X-Ray Appearances of Odontoid Fracture due to Superimposed Incisor Crocker, Matthew Crocker, Maeve E. Case Rep Emerg Med Case Report We report a case of artefactual C2 fracture caused by a superimposed incisor tooth in a seven-year-old boy. CT refuted the diagnosis. Trauma clinicians should be aware of this entity to guide correct interpretation of trauma X-rays. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3542904/ /pubmed/23326716 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/462865 Text en Copyright © 2012 M. Crocker and M. E. Crocker. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_short A Teething Problem: Artefactual X-Ray Appearances of Odontoid Fracture due to Superimposed Incisor
title_sort teething problem: artefactual x-ray appearances of odontoid fracture due to superimposed incisor
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3542904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23326716
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/462865
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