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The mean age of the patients was 60.8\u2009years (ranging from 21 to 90\u2009years). We classified 49 transverse fractures of the C2 body into three types based on fracture trajectories involving superior articular facet (SAF) and lateral cortex (LC) of the C2 body on coronal CT as follows: Type 1, involvement of C2 SAF on both sides; Type 2, unilateral involvement of C2 SAF on one side and LC on the other side; Type 3, involvement of LC on both sides. The characteristics, treatment methods, and results of 49 transverse fractures of the C2 body were analyzed. Mean follow\u2010up was 12.6\u2009months (ranging from 12 to 26\u2009months).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Twenty\u2010six (53.1%) patients were Type 1, 21 (42.9%) were Type 2, and 2 (4.0%) were Type 3. Correlation coefficients for intra\u2010observer and inter\u2010observer reliabilities of classification were 0.723 and 0.598 (both, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;\u20090.001), respectively. About 40.8% (7 Type 1 and 13 Type 2) of the patients had fracture displacement &gt;3\u2009mm; Incidence of fracture displacement &gt;3\u2009mm was higher in Type 2 than Type 1 (61.9% <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic> 26.9%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;\u20090.05). About 79.6% (20 Type 1, 17 Type 2 and 2 Type 3) of the patients were treated conservatively, and 20.4% (6 Type 1 and 4 Type 2) underwent surgery. At last follow\u2010up, 47 out of 49 patients achieved fusion; overall fusion rate was 95.9%. All conservatively treated Type 1 and Type 3 patients achieved fusion. Out of 17 conservatively treated Type 2 patients, 15 achieved fusion but two developed nonunion; however, two nonunion patients opted not to undergo surgery. Subgroup analysis showed that Philadelphia brace caused nonunion significantly in fracture displacement &gt;3\u2009mm compared to Minerva brace\/Halovest (100% <jats:italic>vs<\/jats:italic> 0%, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;\u20090.05). All surgically treated Type 1 and 2 patients achieved fusion. In terms of clinical outcomes, neck pain visual analog scale and neck disability index were significantly improved (both, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt;\u20090.01). According to Odom's criteria, 93.9% (46\/49) of the patients achieved satisfactory outcomes. No major complications occurred.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The majority of transverse fractures of C2 body can be treated conservatively. 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