The authors present a case of a 54-year-old man with a fracture at the base of the odontoid process (dens) following a traffic accident. This paper describes the clinical-instrumental approach for research purposes, an objective diagnosis to find the presence of lesions, and the medico-legal issues caused by the difficulty in evaluating the impairment level resulting from this type of injury.

Type II odontoid fracture: A case report and a correct medico-legal evaluation

Milano, Filippo;
2018-01-01

Abstract

The authors present a case of a 54-year-old man with a fracture at the base of the odontoid process (dens) following a traffic accident. This paper describes the clinical-instrumental approach for research purposes, an objective diagnosis to find the presence of lesions, and the medico-legal issues caused by the difficulty in evaluating the impairment level resulting from this type of injury.
2018
Forensic medicine
Odontoid fracture
Traffic medicine
Traumatology
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